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

Albuquerque found the perfect use for tumbleweeds at Christmastime.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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

An adorably sweet display of sculpted Precious Moments figurines.

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

Nature's biggest mammal swims in landlocked Oklahoma.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The home of famed war correspondent Ernie Pyle is now a library and museum dedicated to his memory.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

An accidental trick of light casts the perfect shadow of a pilgrim of the Camino de Santiago against the cathedral wall.

This centuries-old Italian chapel hangs midway down a sheer cliffside.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

The humble beginnings of the man known for his lavish "champagne" music.

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.

This sprawling building built in 1890 was one of Minnesota’s earliest and largest mental health facilities.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.