The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

Tucked away on a scenic trail, a modest memorial honors one of the greatest writers of our time.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

The only house in Oregon designed by the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Daredevil repair workers can worm their way out the access hatch, loop ropes over the apex and rappel down the monument.

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.

Historic town settled in the 19th century because of its convenient location along a popular coal transport route.

Whimsical artist house in the New Jersey woods.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

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

Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.