Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

The house is an iconic pilgrimage site for fans of the Illinois-based emo band.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.