A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Monument to the cotton-destroying boll weevil.

The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

This municipal park along the Missouri River honors the galley central to the Lewis & Clark Expedition with a replica ship and sculptures.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

For a time this small Florida town of less than 1,000 residents was the national leader in dismemberment.

How Quincy, Florida became the richest town per capita due to one man's shrewd business acumen and taste for fizzy drinks.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

Dothan, Alabama has been invaded by scores of anthropomorphic peanuts.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

A museum dedicated exclusively to the lore and history of ouija boards.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the United States.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.

In the St. Francois Mountains in the Ozarks at 1,772 feet above sea level, Taum Sauk Mountain is the highest (and possibly oldest) peak in Missouri.

The oldest badlands in North America, Makoshika State Park takes it name from the Lakota words for broken land.