During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.

Glacial erratic or man-made dolmen? It probably wasn't druids.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Each step is a mere four inches tall, said to be measured by the stride of a woman wearing a hobble skirt.

Search for traces of the dinosaurs that roamed here more than 90 million years ago.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A hidden piece of Altoona's railroad history in a long-forgotten abandoned town.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.

Its history includes dinosaur fossils, cattle rustlers, Georgia O'Keeffe, and a mythical giant rattlesnake named Vivaron.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.