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

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

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.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

During the summer, surfers in Alaska take advantage of this inlet’s unusual water patterns.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.

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

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

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

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

A chessmaster's dream destination.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Hub of Scandinavian culture in a Minneapolis deli.

An extensive collection of fine art devoted to man's best friend.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Horrifically creative torture devices and shame punishments line the walls of this chilling museum.