The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This 19th century jail was mainly used to incarcerate the drunk and disorderly.

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.