Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.