For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.

This small-town park in southern Illinois has a 1,000,000-gallon swimming pool and a 100,000-barrel oil well.

When zealous marijuana enthusiasts kept stealing the "Mile 420" highway marker, the State of Colorado got creative.

This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

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

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

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

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

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

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

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.