One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

This graveyard is the eternal home of many brave pioneers who settled the Great Northwest.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.