Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

Long before guestbooks and hotels, frontier travelers signed their names on this rock face.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."