This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

4,000 monkeys used for medical testing on an island off of South Carolina.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.