This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

Abandoned for over a century, this chilling train tunnel is now a destination for ghost hunters.

A dramatically eroding canyon thousands of miles from the desert.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

The simple gravesite of a Romany clan leader is dotted with offerings, including cans of her favorite drink, Crush orange soda.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

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

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

America's smallest "national forest" has only 33 trees.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."