Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

Must form and function forever remain at odds? Not if the Florida Department of Transportation has its way.

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

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.