A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

The world's longest known cave system.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

The highest point in Maine is a grand gift to the state citizens that also happens to be one end of the Appalachian Trail.

You can climb to the summit of Black Mountain, as long as you sign the waiver.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

This memorial in the Adirondack wilderness honors the accidental death of a Scottish entrepreneur.

On a former island, this old fortification once used to protect the Boston Area and started Edgar Allan Poe in his military career.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

Standing atop 2nd-century Roman ruins, this church is one of the oldest and most iconic in Old Cairo.

A fascinating little museum all about the rich history of Peru’s famous plant.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.