The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

A striking, menacing sandstone peak towering above a landscape that's equal parts Mordor and the Moon.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

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

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

This small cemetery is all that remains of Atlanta's first Black communities.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

A psychological self-portrait in the form of a giant, segmented head.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.