An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

This world record holding pocketknife is so large that it has to be operated by a crane.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.