The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

This graceful little figure is a one-of-a-kind version of the cherished character.

This forgotten graveyard in rural New York State once served a pioneering hospital.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Where unreadable addresses are read, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

A replica that won't float away.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

A swamp that was the site of prehistoric water burials also managed to preserve its corpses for millennia.

The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

This railroad overpass is said to be home to a murderous goat-man whose very legend has led to very real deaths.

A museum to a cave explorer whose tragic death was a media sensation, and whose corpse became a tourist attraction.

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.