This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

The clock that sets them all.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

A WWI fighter plane and turn-of-the-century penny candy shop are among the unexpected features of this Financial District building.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Over fifty whirling pools left by the glacial age.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.