Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

The world's tallest doric column is this Ohio monument to a naval victory in the War of 1812.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

This tower-tomb honors a president who only held office for a little over a month but dedicated his life to his country.

You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.

Mausoleums, astronomy, and animatronic dinosaurs at this memorial to an assassinated American president.

Inside, ancient treasures. Outside, modern contradictions.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.