The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

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

From this scenic rockface, you can still see the paths Western pioneers followed.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

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

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

First planned industrial community in the United States.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.

A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.

Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.

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

Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Spectacular views await visitors to this lake.