This highest peak in New Mexico is named after an explorer who had a habit of lending his monicker to peaks.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

Twenty churches beautifully painted by 19th-century Czech and German immigrants in Texas.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This Copper beech tree nestled on a nature reserve is host to a bevy of autographs from Irish literary icons.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

A museum packed with instruments, lyrics, and other mementos of the American folk icon.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.