Even for Egyptian royalty, the afterlife was bring-your-own-beef.

A whimsical sensor instrument for Minneapolitans to play on their walks to work.

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

Smack in the midst of coal country, this collection provides a peoples' history of Appalachian miners' heritage.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

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

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The unusual medical inventions of the man who gave the world Corn Flakes.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.