Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

An impressive collection of farm equipment and other artifacts from life on the prairie.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

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

This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

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

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

A pop-culture attraction outside of Dyersville, Iowa, hits a home run.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

The watery grave of an impractical idea.

This rare vessel mixed luxury with labor before being converted to a museum and sometimes haunted maze.