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

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was neighbors with Mark Twain while living in this Connecticut home.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.

The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.

The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

The grave of America's 11th president is not in some grand monument but instead it's hidden away on the grounds of the Tennessee Capital.

This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

Sail through this subterranean show cave that is home to a legend that would go on to name nearly everything around it.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

A portion of the old Pirates stadium over which a defining home run once flew still stands even after the rest of the stadium was torn down.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

Possibly the world's largest coin stands just outside of a Canadian science center.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

Known as the "Cross At The Crossroads," this massive metal cross is just short enough to avoid the FAA.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.