This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

Home of a 28-foot tall stalagmite known as the War Club.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

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

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

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.