A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

A statue of the English poet for whom this Delaware town is named is ritually dressed in seasonally appropriate clothing.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

This local gem houses the largest collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings outside of the U.K.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

These Benedictine nuns have been making artisanal cheeses since before it was cool.

The location of the pie company that gave a classic toy its name is now a parking lot.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.

The world's largest sticker ball weighs in at a mighty 231 pounds.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.