On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

How did the 110-foot limestone statue cross the road?

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

The “American Gothic" artist's largest works hang in an Iowa State University library.

Underneath downtown Lincoln resides a network of caves that was also the city's first brewery.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.

This interpretive path lets you get up close and personal with dinosaur bones.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

All that remains of this once-booming mining town are the ruins of a saloon.