Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Lighthouse-cum-columbarium where "Nor'easters" and grandma go to die.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

City Council meetings still happen in this historic building, impeccably preserved on the inside.

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

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.