Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

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

An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.

This lighthouse and shipwreck museum keep a torch burning for the memory of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.