Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

The first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in literature came from the foothills of Appalachia.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Nature and beauty amidst pollution and industrial wreckage.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

This museum pays tribute to the largest group in the Iroquois Confederacy.

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

This rare archive of original recordings and photos uncovers the early days of hip hop culture.