This evocatively named natural crevasse was created by a torrent of water that smashed right through a granite deposit.

The railroad tunnel nicknamed the "Bloody Pit" for taking the lives of hundreds during its construction.

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

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

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

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

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

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

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.