After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

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

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The only remaining sod house Oklahoma built by a homesteader in 1894.

Once the smallest park in the national system.

From a canyon-like gorge, more than 20 million gallons of water emerge every day, while a smaller spring drips down, creating the illusion of an endless, gentle waterfall.

These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.