Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

An intricately designed junk art house with four extravagant junk art cars hidden in the suburbs.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.