Believe It or Not, Ripley once called this chiseled mountainside “New York’s Mount Rushmore”.

This Catskills museum preserves stumps from the earliest known fossil forest on Earth.

A CT scan revealed the identity of this 3,000-year-old mummy that everyone erroneously thought was female.

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

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Dozens of houses in the Adirondack Mountains are reminders of a literal "cottage industry" to cure people of a deadly disease.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.