Nothing says indulgence like a 1,500-pound chocolate castle.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.

The hometown of movie legend, military officer and All-American guy next door, honors this great actor.

The "All-Seeing Eye of God" symbol on this library is a clue to one of the many former lives of this building.

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This massive oak tree has ties to the first native tribes of the region and the founders of Texas.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The penultimate and final resting places of British General Edward Braddock—minus a few bits and pieces.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.

One of the oldest surviving lock houses on the Ohio River.

This quarter-mile tunnel under the Bluff in Pittsburgh bends at a 45-degree angle.