In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

Underneath this water pump, Annie Sullivan helped Keller speak her first words.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

A mysterious light floating in the trees of Arkansas may be a piezoelectric effect.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Crystal hunters can dig for their own stones at this DIY mine in Arkansas’ quartz belt.

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

The strange and snarky traditions of the lumber industry's fraternal order began with five men waiting for a train here in Arkansas.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.