Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

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

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Local lore holds that Butch Cassidy took an escape route through Red Canyon's sandstone hoodoos after an attempted murder.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

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

Swedish mice can dine at the Nuts of Life restaurant or take a date to the amousement park.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

At Macon’s oldest cemetery two members of Allman Brothers are buried side by side.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

A golden plaque marks the site of the mysterious unsolved assassination of the former Swedish prime minister.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The splendor of this 17th century golden chapel has led it to be called the "eighth wonder of the world."