Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

Yo, Adrian!

A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

The Lowcountry color with the power to stop evil from entering a home.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Memorial built in 1922 in remembrance of WWI casualties.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

Once forgotten, this strip of sand was a rare beachside haven for Black Americans in Atlantic City.

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.

The third-tallest lighthouse in the United States stands as a reminder of Atlantic City's early days.

Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."