A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The mansion home of author Edith Wharton.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.