This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.

An oddly poignant roadside attraction celebrating American folklore.

A one-stop shop for all things snowmobile, started by a snowmobile-obsessed group of friends in Wisconsin.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

Minnesota's highest point is a scenic vista marked by a plaque and armies of mosquitoes.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!