Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

The high point on the 16th president's eponymous roadway is marked by a massive version of his head.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.