One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The last funhouse of its kind, where guests enter through the mouth of an 80-year-old blue whale.

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

The evolution of recreational vehicles and motorhomes is on display in the “RV capital of the world."

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.

Remember and reflect at this 9/11 memorial site.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

A history of the U.S. military, with a focus on Pennsylvania's contributions.

A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

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

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

A local prank turned town icon.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

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.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.