At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

This restaurant proudly displays bread signed by the 39th president.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

A 12,000-year-old bog boasting rare plants and fauna.

This huge repository of local history housed in an old J.C.Penney's is home to the largest model train set in Southeast Texas.

Some of the best Persian food in New York comes from the front window of an unassuming pizza shop.

Where the legendary Orson Welles got his theatrical start before "Citizen Kane."

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

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

The stone circle honors the 19 firemen who perished during the Yarnell Hill Fire.

A local museum honors Wheeler native Alan Bean, the fourth man to walk on the moon.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

This stone marker honors the man who released Canada goose goslings in Fort Collins, Colorado.