This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

The Battle of Atlanta in 360 degrees, featuring a corpse that bears a striking resemblance to Clark Gable.

This historic oak tree has been around for over 300 years and might last for 300 more so long as it doesn't fall apart first.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

This weeping, 10-foot-tall sculpture was a maquette for a 9/11 memorial.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

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

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

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