The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

The lesser-known lost colony of Roanoke was a safe haven for formerly enslaved people during the Civil War.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

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

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

This obscure walkway links Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of the city's prime vantage points.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.