A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This unassuming building houses one of the world's most extensive collections of cars created by automotive legend Carroll Shelby.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Eclectic musical collection ranging from hurdy gurdies and orphicas to the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

For thousands of years, Native American hunters drove buffalo straight off this cliff in Montana's Yellowstone Country.

Multiple monuments to a grizzled old mutt that survived the landscape of Butte's treacherous Berkeley Pit.

After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

A monument to the egos of two railroad magnates that fell into decline along with their careers.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The final resting spot of the Colorado Transportation Department's beloved unofficial mascot.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

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

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

With its webbed walls and bright red coloring, Calgary's iconic bridge looks like a finger trap puzzle stretched across the river.

A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.