The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

A giant time capsule not scheduled to be cored until 2040.

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This unassuming layer of clay boasts an out-of-this-world origin story.

This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.