New Jersey's last historic covered bridge was rebuilt from pieces of the original 19th-century structure.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Narrow gorges and deep pools created by long-ago glaciers.

Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

A mysterious inscription may hold a clue about the "Lost Colony" of Roanoke.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.

An ornate Buddhist temple located in an Atlanta suburb, built by and for the Laotian community.

An unusual art exhibition in a suburban yard is designed to awaken the souls of those flowing by.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.