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

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

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

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

After Havre burned down, the best place to build was under the ashes.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

A favorite of Amelia Earhart, ranking among those rare bridges that can be crossed without changing sides of the river.

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

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.

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

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.