This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Astounding collection of coin-operated games and automata.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.