This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A collection of fading fantasy tchotchkes lines this dirt road in the Colorado wilderness.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

This park contains a number of standing stones meant to heal and inspire.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.