Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

One of the first intercontinental ballistic missile sites in the United States.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A nourishing complex of found object art, paintings, and sculptures that celebrate key figures in Black history.

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

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

A natural history museum with an extensive collection of bird dioramas.

A strange history museum, with items accumulated by a pair of globe trotting spies.