A bronze statue on a downtown corner honors Minneapolis's favorite career gal.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

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

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.