Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Two craters, which probably erupted within the last 1,500 years and are now filled by alkaline lakes, represent Nevada's youngest known volcanic activity.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

This ancient village provides insight into the complexity of the pre-Columbian Fremont Culture.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

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

This Boeing KC-97 tanker is now a restaurant for aviation lovers.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

This Indianapolis landmark offers a secret panoramic view of the city. 

A 30-year-old Sycamore tree grown from a seed taken to the moon and back.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

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

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.

This former office building has been transformed into an immersive music venue and art space.

Lions and tigers and leopards, servals, pumas, bobcats, lynxes, and ocelots... oh my!