A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

True to its name, this bouncy walkway may be the world’s smallest suspension bridge.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

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

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

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

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A rapidly disappearing authentic bit of the old south.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

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