Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

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

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

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

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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