A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

The man who wasn't there.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

The world's second-longest burning light bulb.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.

Tracks near this Texas nature site were once thought to support the Creationist belief that man and dino coexisted.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

A monument to the center of the North American continent may be off by a few miles.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

An abandoned bait shop with a front lot filled with storage boxes.

The New York hotel where tragic visionary Nikola Tesla spent his final hours, destitute and alone but for the pigeons.

Commemorating the spot where the famous scientist fed his pigeons.