A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

A wrecked ship dating back to the American Revolution was only recently discovered off the Delaware coast.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Historic home of America's sweetheart sharpshooter, Annie Oakley.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

Small teepee-like houses built for TB patients have become sheds, studios, and bus stops around Colorado Springs.

The body of one of the world's most famous outlaws is covered in cement and iron to prevent it from being stolen.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver's oldest watering holes.

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

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

This little slice of old Jerusalem in Oklahoma is the evolution of a 90 year old passion play.