Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

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

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

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

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

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

This replica small town lets visitors take a stroll through the story of progress in the U.S. via thousands of Americana artifacts.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

This smily stone feline is meant to represent a mythical lion that almost destroyed the island of Kea.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.