Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

The hero of the women's suffrage movement birth home is now a museum dedicated to her legacy.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

A pig barn converted into one of the most eclectic residences in Nantucket.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

These whimsical works of art tell the story of the city's past and present.

Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...