Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

What is the Thing?

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

A small town garden is dedicated to a psychic dog with the most soulful eyes.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

The largest mural in the world painted by a single artist.

After retiring, Gary Pendergrass turned his yard into a wonderland of outsider art.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."