Plans for this peninsula included houses, the United Nations Headquarters, and a nuclear power plant. When none of them worked out, it became an expansive park.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

Once the beating heart of a small Maine town, this old mill was revitalized in part thanks to a starring role in 'Jumanji.'

Inside the Bangor International Airport is a collection of military challenge coins.

The building stands within a quiet, postcard-perfect New Mexico village.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

One of the American Southwest's most extensive collections of Navajo rock art.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

Stock up on all your horror paraphernalia at this year-round Halloween emporium.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

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