A tidal bore with its own festival.

An ancient Chinese temple where even the emperor dressed like a farmer in the name of the harvest.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

This historic Chinese tower was said to have been haunted by fox spirits but is now haunted by a grisly murder.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

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

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

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

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

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

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Despite its name, this fast food museum is actually a replica of the ninth McDonald's store.