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A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

An enormous natural sandstone bridge in Kentucky.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

Moonbows over Kentucky.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

The world's longest known cave system.

These Pre-Columbian petroglyphs contain representations of birds, deer, hunters, and even some early Native flute players.

A ghost town revived by hippies and wanderers throws its own special brand of holiday parade.

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

The shattered remnants of a meteor that struck Santa Fe more than a billion years ago.

The site of a popular piano lounge owned by a former world champion boxer is now a place to rent a truck.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

See wolves, coyotes, and arctic foxes in a natural environment smack in the middle of New York State.

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

A mummy and sarcophagus are part of the many wonders in this library's collection.

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.

This roadside dinosaur park offered up lumpy neon thunder lizards in the name of kitsch and education.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

A 10-foot-tall concrete Alley Oop statue left over from World War II now stands on the side of the road.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.