Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

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

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.

A 35-foot-tall fork stuck in the ground outside an office building in Missouri.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

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

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

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

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

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

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

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

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

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

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.