At the turn of the 20th century, the Minnehaha County courthouse played host to sensational public divorce trials.

This old residential building was once the largest flour mill in the world.

The only arched bridge made of stone on the entire Mississippi River.

In 1911 this intersection was called "the heaviest corner in the South," an outlandish claim that only grew wilder over the years.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

Possibly the world's oldest rug, this Egyptian relic is woven entirely from ancient cat hair and once carried a mummified human foot.

Only through the lens of a microscope can visitors see the true treasures inside this museum.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

Designed by famed architect Horace King.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

This soaring sculpture and Sioux Falls landmark represents the leap of faith taken to make one's dreams come true.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

The highest point in South Carolina was once owned by an energy company that neglected it but now the state is taking it back.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.