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

A bypass decorated with large wooden troll carvings.

American bison herd descending directly from a Bronx Zoo breeding program that saved the species from extinction.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

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

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.