A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

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

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

World's largest magnetic research facility.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.