Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

An outsider art studio that created a piece of work so popular they had to turn mainstream.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.