This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

This sculpture brings optical illusion to the roadway.

A local prank turned town icon.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.

The remains of the dam that unleashed a 15-foot wall of water on Denver.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

This eclectic natural history collection holds everything from a bit of the trans-atlantic cable to Hemingway's marlin.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.