This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

Before its closure in 2002, this South Dakota mine was the largest and deepest gold mine in Western Hemisphere.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This metallic stampede sits frozen on a Washington ridge yet the artist's vision is still incomplete.

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

An unusual statue in Wisconsin of the first daily comic strip character.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The last remaining attraction from Paragon Park.

This museum shines a light on the true Pilgrim experience in North America.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.