From golden eagles to peregrine falcons, this rehabilitation and education center is a haven for birds of prey.

This tiny chapel next to a highway provides weary travelers a place to rest, pray, or maybe even get married.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

One car at a time please.

Birthplace of America's first documented serial killer.

Grave of the man allegedly responsible for a series of infamous murders in Boston in the 1960s.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

35,000 grape hyacinths flow like water down a garden hill.

Enjoy an overnight at an old haunted B&B site of the Borden family murders.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.