Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

This museum on a college campus pays tribute to the Arctic and to two explorer alumni.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

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

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Every plane, auto, and bicycle in this collection is kept in working order and are regularly demonstrated to the public.

A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.