Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A lion given to the prime minister somehow got stuffed and sent to Florida.

With nickel-steel armor and three-inch thick bullet resistant windows, FDR's train was a rolling fortress.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

Location of a reliquary containing bone fragments of 18 saints.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.