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

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.

Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.

A theme park featuring a replica of Noah's Ark built to the measurements specified in the Bible.

Prehistoric animals decorate this popular outdoor park.

The world's longest known cave system.

Ornate limestone building now filled with geologic specimens, and more.

The world's largest anatomically accurate brain sculpture.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This is not your typical jungle gym.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

The Ozarks' strangest dwelling.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.