The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

This ancient octopus-like tree was saved from destruction thanks to shady reporting.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A vast array of tropical plants collected by a vacationing couple.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.