Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

A farm in New Jersey grew a most unusual crop for AT&T's testing purposes.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

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

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

This prison-turned-museum is a remnant of the Old West's grizzly, violent past.

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

Population: 1.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.