Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A logging-themed roadside restaurant surrounded by museum-quality machinery and artifacts from the industry's heyday.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The permanent home of a 1960s traveling museum of tiny historical dioramas.

Come for the boats, stay to explore the intriguing assortment of art.

This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.

Pink, packed sanctuary and home of the world's fullest-time Elvis fanatic.

A four-hour holy-rolling, Hallelujah-shouting, Southern gospel service, rendered as a country market where "All Is Welcome, Jews, and Gentiles."

William Faulkner kept his beloved estate wild and untamed.