What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A controversial blue hoop has been puzzling freeway drivers since 2013.

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This Garden District mansion was built to be bigger and grander than its original owner's former partner turned rival.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

The world’s largest truck stop includes a barber shop, chiropractor, and a huge museum with antique trucks.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.