Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

An ode to "The Queen of Appalachia."

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

An eclectic store sells obscure vinyl recordings of Charles Manson and Jim Jones, along with many other oddities.

Welcome to the home of the world's largest typewriter company.

A group of college students hauled a desk up a mountain more than 40 years ago. The notebooks inside have become a makeshift time capsule.

This tucked-away cemetery is the final resting place of a prospector who uncovered one of the largest gold mines in Arizona.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

In British Columbia, a unique microclimate has allowed these trees to live much longer than they usually would.

Home to vintage vehicles and local artifacts, this museum also houses a rare taxidermy specimen.

This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.