Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

This mechanical wonder towers above a river in Michigan's capital city.

These grassy undulations on a stretch of University of Michigan campus aren't bad landscaping, they're art.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

A massive bur oak tree believed to be some 500 years old is the centerpiece of this quiet urban greenspace.

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

Modeled after the labyrinth in Chartres Cathedral, this small-town Indiana memorial labyrinth sits half a world away.

Whether his story is true or not, Stiffy Green is the most beloved bulldog in all of Indiana.

When an ancient supervolcano erupted, some of Nebraska's prehistoric animals were forever preserved in ash.

America's smallest town is run by its single citizen/mayor/librarian/bartender.

Eight feet in diameter and more than 24 feet around.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.