Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.

This park pays homage to the region's rich industrial history of brick making.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

Hundreds of 19th-century characters descend upon an Ohio town every autumn.

An elegant sandstone stairway built by the WPA still connects two neighborhoods in Akron.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

Ohio's 19th-century communist micro-society.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

This historic Ohio bridge is adorned with fanciful locks left behind by loving couples.

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Rows of 19th-century brick ovens used to process coal into coke form the center of a wooded park.