The only intersection in America where the buildings on all four corners were built pre-Revolutionary War.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

The top of a giant mesa, just outside of Amarillo, appears to float in the sky above.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

A lively annual event in which thousands of people race to push coffins heavy with bodies up a hill.

One man’s passion for gas stations is on display along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.

Deadly airliner crash preserved for those willing to climb and pay respects.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.

This outpost of America's most popular fast-food restaurant is housed inside a palatial mansion.

This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Final resting place of a 19th century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

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

This was once the home of Gahan's Saloon, Denver's most storied speakeasy.

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