A small Chicago museum filled with thousands of preserved butterflies, beetles, and more.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

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

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

At Chicago's revered Field Museum, visitors are invited to learn about and literally explore DNA.

On the site of a former Army ammunition plant, bison now roam a restored sea of grass.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

Tampa’s most famous native royal comes alive in a duo of arresting bronze statues.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

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

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

At a site that has witnessed many significant events, according to the fictional Kcymaerxthaere, it is best known as the place of lunar discovery.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.