The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

Plymouth's huge yet little-known memorial to the Pilgrims.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

These three lighthouses played a fundamental role in the maritime life of Eastham.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

The art deco colossus played a role in war and medicine aside from hosting the iconic Louisiana Hayride.

A museum dedicated to the lovable crime couple Bonnie & Clyde, just a few miles away from the site of their early demise.

A 19th-century utopian religious society designed to align with the latitude of Jerusalem.

This mile marker stands at the unofficial end of a highway built to defend the United States from a Japanese invasion during World War II.

This free series of exhibitions honors the fascinating history of the region.

This super-sized statue is the only public memorial to the deal that ended America's neutrality during World War II.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

These half-buried combine harvesters just off Route 66 are an homage to the Cadillac Ranch.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.