Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

A museum where visitors can learn about greyhounds and (more importantly) pet them.

This small-town museum is dedicated to the original western movie mega-star.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

The childhood home of one of Ohio's favorite sons, pilot and war hero Eddie Rickenbacker.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

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

A small town museum celebrates the history of the Ohio county that produced Annie Oakley and other famous figures.

A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

The largest ancient burial mound in Ohio.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.