In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

This raised bulls-eye visible from space was the subject of an intense geologic controversy.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

One of the last functioning antique elevators in Chicago.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Eclectic collection of rare and beautiful stones in a historic home.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

This large cave is a summer home to thousands of bats and has a rich history dating back to prehistoric times.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The remains of this early 20th century refinery loom on a mountainside like a graffiti-covered fortress.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

The most confusing clock in New York.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

The notorious headquarters of a corrupt political machine.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.