The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

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

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

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

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A goddess-topped water fountain in Chicago was created thanks to the dreams of a thirsty newsboy.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

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

The secluded resting place of a local historical figure who perished during the sinking of the Titanic.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

The largest cemetery in Chile is the final resting place for more than 2 million people, from politicians to artists.

Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.