The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Memorializing an American tragedy of massive proportions.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

WWII-era bunkers are hidden under the beaches of this picturesque park, which is still scattered with wartime watchtowers. .

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

Final resting place of Geronimo, Quanah Parker, and the first atomic gun ever fired.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.