Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

This constitutionally sound Muffler Man harkens back to the days these attractions were a must-see.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

It turns out that a hurricane-prone beach is probably not the best place to house wild animals.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An engraved boulder marks the spot where Patsy Cline's life ended in a plane crash.

A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.

In the hometown of the Grand Ole Opry star is a larger-than-life memorial statue made entirely from chicken wire.

A short boardwalk through a swamp leads to the spot from which the Louisiana Purchase was surveyed.