The holiday spirit lingers year-round in the "Christmas City of the High Plains."

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

The world's longest known cave system.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

This Philly landmark has a giant butterfly pavilion, three floors of insect displays, and withstood a $40,000 heist.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.