This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

World's largest carved onyx figure stands as a tribute to enduring peace.

Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

The lowest point in South Dakota and the source of the Minnesota River.

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This lone survivor of a regional franchise still slings delicious burgers and colossal servings of fries.

Connecticut grave of the woman responsible for the Winchester Mystery House in California.

Final resting place of a New Haven urban legend.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

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

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.

A stone face watches over the river.

This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.