The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.

The remains of an early 1900s dude ranch that operated until the 1970s.

A dangerous narrow-gauge railroad once traced a route through this striking canyon.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

This coastal port saw one of the most significant battles of the Civil War.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

A museum and doll store featuring a surreal and super sanitized version of where babies come from.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

The LSU mascot lived on the college campus in one of the most impressive tiger habitats in the country.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.