A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

One of the world’s largest living advertisements is made out of pine trees.

This rock formation above the Wabash River is part of an ancient coral reef.

More than 100 years after his death, the world's largest steer is still attracting crowds.

An opulent testament to the boom-and-bust history of industry in north central Indiana.

Low-frequency noise compared to an idling train can only be heard by some of this industrial town's residents.

Along this stretch of Indiana roadway resides a giant insect composed entirely of scrap metal.

This relic of transportation history still stands in this Indiana city.

A collection of relics from the Spiritualist Camp Chesterfield.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

Home to some of Indiana's last bison herds.

One tree's homage to soles past and present.

The large rock formation where the Shawnee prophet Tenskwatawa stood and encouraged his warriors during the Battle of Tippecanoe.

The bespectacled, cocktail-sipping pachyderm is a strange but fitting liquor store mascot.

Covered in tens of thousands of coats of paint, this Indiana attraction holds a world record all its own.

The humble Hoosier roots of a famed Broadway composer.

A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.