The 15-foot-wide, 2-ton pan fries hundreds of chickens once a year.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Home of mutant livestock.

One of few remaining antique carousels with stationary animals in the U.S.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This quirky countryside store is known for the goats that hang out and eat the grass on its roof.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.

The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.