This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

North America's oldest authentic African Village.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

This recently rediscovered Civil War-era submarine was the first to ever sink an enemy ship.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

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

Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.

A classic mystery spot complete with spots that are said to make you shrink or grow when you stand on them.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

Modeled after a famous church in Vienna, Austria—but in Helena, Montana.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

This museum is dedicated to telling the story of dinosaurs from a creationist perspective. 

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.