Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.

The restored ferry is now a dockside museum and a unique bed and breakfast.

With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

A peaceful place in the woods where everything is a work in progress.

At 238 feet above the bottom of a gorge this span is known as the biggest thrill on the road to McCarthy.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

This botanical garden has been nicknamed "Alabama's Little Corner of Greece."

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

The oldest house in Lindsborg, Kansas, includes some fascinating inscriptions.