The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

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

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

An art instillation for the sake of "raising vibrations."

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

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

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 street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

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

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Yo, Adrian!

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

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