Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

The largest historic preservation organization in the United States.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

River pirates, murderous bandits, and serial killers used this Illinois cave as their debauched hideout.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

Kentucky's anomalous peninsula projecting into the Mississippi River, site of legendary earthquakes and local feuds.

Life-size figures portray depot attendants, train crew, and passengers frozen in time at the oldest railroad station in Arkansas.

Two Ming Dynasty lion statues guard the entrance to the journalism school.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

The world's second largest rocking chair is found on Route 66 in Cuba... Missouri.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.