Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Rare videos and memorabilia await visitors inside this unique store.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

Behold the rickety wooden glory of the world's oldest operating roller coaster.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

One Pittsburgh musician's decades-in-the-making memorabilia collection is on display at this rock-n-roll curio shop.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

House of vintage taxidermy and Steampunk sculptures in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

The famous 102-year-old circus elephant was struck and killed by lightning.