This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

Burial site more than 300 years old.

A maritime museum holding the remains of Blackbeard's pirate ship.

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.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

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

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

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

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.

For more than 150 years, this cemetery has served as the final resting place for many members of Wilmington's Black community.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

This memorial to the victims of the Romanian Revolution of 1989 is often compared to a potato on a skewer.

Romania's triumphal arch looks out over Bucharest.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

The European towns of Brașov and Râșnov each have proud signs reminiscent of the Hollywood sign.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

This one-window stand has been home to a giant vat of slowly simmering meats and an array of unique tacos for almost 50 years.

An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.