Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).