Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

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 award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

The corpse bride of Portugal.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

Miniature art that tells an enormous story.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

Birdhouses, peacocks, animal sculptures, and a graveyard are all found along this eclectic nature trail.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.