The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

At this research institute, the chile is king.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

A curious collection of miniatures in a quiet corner of the Chicago Children's Museum.

A larger-than-life monument to the overlooked women who braved Western expansion and broke down societal barriers.

Beneath the mossy overgrowth covering this once-sprawling campus lies decades of history and the secrets that come with it.

Forgotten under the construction of a new urban roadway is a small, abandoned part of town.

This huge work of functional public art replaced a landfill in New Jersey's Meadowlands.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

A reminder to choose water over wine since 1888.

This hauntingly stark structure is a relic of an industrial past.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.