A local prank turned town icon.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

A building made mostly of cast iron features a 1:45 scale lego model of its self.

One man's swirling six-acre monument of stone.

A journey to a hand-crafted island involves a trip across this lattice bridge.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Yo, Adrian!

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

A beloved horticultural oasis on the grounds of a wealthy family's former estate.

This might just be the TARDIS of bookstores.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.

A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.

A well-preserved example of an early industrial operation in the northeastern United States.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin all slept at this humble inn.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.