Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

World's largest college campus includes a wildlife sanctuary and a former movie set on more than 28,000 acres.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

A man's home is his castle.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.