This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

A striking lighthouse with views of the Gulf of Mexico and of a military air show.

Visit the natural wonder inspired by an indigenous legend and the quaint town that bears its name.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

A giant wooden statue of one of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century baseball.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

This mobile theater show highlights the story of Hershey through fun facts, unique stories, and plenty of candy samples.

Themed gardens, a conservatory, and a rose named for Milton Hershey, all overlooking Hersheypark.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

Designed to commemorate the founding of the first settlement in Delaware.

A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.