This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

This giant disembodied horse head seems to balance impossibly on its nose.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

2 square block factory in Greenpoint erected in 1936.

This poignant display is now a memorial to these regionally extinct species.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

Neoclassical bank designed by NY architects Helmle & Huberty.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

The only remaining Jewish congregation in Greenpoint.