Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

Though it's unclear why it's there, the lifelike sculpture of the giant lizard is oddly charming.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

Incredible miniature towns and buildings created and decorated with thousands of tiny rocks.

This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The highest point in Montana is as rugged and singular as the state itself.

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."