A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

An old train trestle re-imagined as an Egyptian obelisk.

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

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

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

One of the best-selling bar bands in American music history is commemorated in their hometown's Five Points neighborhood.

How did a 154-foot-long piece of spacecraft wind up abandoned along the side of a Florida road?

These ruins are all that remain of what a Spanish barrack that likely housed a quarry overseer, masons, and stone cutters involved in the construction of the Castillo de San Marco.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.

The author's beautiful and historic home is also a fully functioning goat farm.