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

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.

Meet cowboys and ancient beardogs at this one-of-a-kind crossroads of Western history.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.

Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Two tall rocks sit at the center of this site, once the home of a large Ancestral Puebloan community.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

This shallow pit was once used to send over 20,000 buffalo plummeting to their death.

The rockpile was the founding landmark for the town of Gillette, and is now the home of the region's history.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.