One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

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

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A comedy troupe's collection of bizarre humor.

A sealed test tube said to hold Thomas Edison's dying breath was given to the inventor's friend and mentee, Henry Ford.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

It was originally part of a "terrible lizards" collection at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

An eerie diorama that captures the majestic nature of a few prehistoric-looking beasts.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

Creating this diorama spurred naturalist Carl Akeley to begin advocating to protect the apes.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.