This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

The biggest drug trafficking passage between Mexico and the U.S.

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.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

This is one really big nut.

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

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

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.