According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

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

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

The ghostly remains of what was once the world's richest copper mine.

Upside-down trees serve as natural flower pots in this hanging garden of Alaska.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.