Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

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

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

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

Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

This impeccably preserved farmstead is a time capsule of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist's life.

North Central Florida's largest flea market and a weekend roadtripper's dream.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

A trek through the solar system here on earth.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

This state park was once an important Native American cermonial center.

One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.