The famous author's cottage hideaway.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

America's largest man-made forest was planted in an effort to bring back the past.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

Ancient church constructed with a special wood that preserves prints from the past.

A tribute to the furry local heroes who helped get residents through many tough times.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

Working compound meant to allow visitors to reclaim the values and traditions of the past.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

One of the stops along the fateful journey of the Donner Party.

Not only is this nature preserve the largest protected freshwater island on the East Coast, but it’s also a stronghold of Gullah living.

A wildlife-filled oasis just off the coast of Myrtle Beach.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.