Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.