The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

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

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

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

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Week-long festival in the baby food capital of the world.

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

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

Divinely-inspired village houses 6,000 dolls, plus strange and lovely outsider art.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.