This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

The art studio of an early 20th-century painter, hidden amid the Great Smoky Mountains.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

Thousands of majestic trumpeter swans fill this park, sounding distinctly like a certain brass instrument.

17,400 lbs., 12 feet in diameter, and 29 years in the making.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

After four years of grasshopper plagues, this chapel was erected as a plea to God to make them end.

This Minnesota town celebrated the state's 100-year anniversary by creating a massive ode to nature's smartest bird.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

The Largest Little Museum in the Northwest.

A memorial to a larger-than-life legend, inside a county that also holds Bunyan's death certificate.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

The world's largest floating loon bobs in the lake to kick off an annual festival.

Summer in the "Turtle Racing Capital of the World" means rousing weekly reptile races.

A futuristic climate change study is nestled deep within this public land.

The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."

America's first public mental health facility.