This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Three sinkholes filled with warm, crystal-clear water reached by a horse-driven cart on an old train track through the jungle.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

The sign to a demolished amusement park now stands in front of a local library.

While he no longer has an eatery to give him context, this off-brand Paul Bunyan still holds his giant hot dog with pride.

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This 19th-century building inadvertently preserved the handprints of its builders within its walls.