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An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

This 35-foot troll in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, was made by the world’s leading recycling artist as part of a global fairytale.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

Around half a million years ago, these magnificent columnar basalt cliffs were formed from cooling lava.

Part of a highway network meant to connect Miami to Montreal, this 10-mile stretch of road made from red bricks is still around 100 years later.

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

A landscape of massive spherical boulders are the main attraction in this Kansas State Park.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."

This chestnut box will not be opened until the country music legend's 100th birthday in 2046.

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.