A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

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

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

Across the Pacific in a raft, a museum dedicated to Thor Heyerdahl's now legendary expedition.

"...I guess that was your accomplice in the wood chipper?"

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).