The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

Home of a French nobleman's short-lived attempt at raising cattle in the Badlands of North Dakota.

This monument remembers one of the manliest men of the frontier who fought a grizzly before dragging himself 200 miles to safety.

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

This sculpture gallery is home to magnificent beasts made of scrap metal and found objects.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

One dedicated priest constructed this beautiful stone grotto by hand from 1926-1933.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

The remains of a enormous earthen figure of unknown origins cuts across a rural Wisconsin road.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

The cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

One of the world's most definitive collections of musical instruments, spanning all cultures and historical periods.

At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.