A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

Natural history museum celebrating biodiversity with a parade of taxidermy animals.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

A kitschy, creepy St. Louis mainstay.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

Always a new use for this old building.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

The tale of a strong-willed woman who stood her ground when the commercial world came rumbling in.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.