Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

These elevated trucks were put in place as a middle finger to The Man, but are now considered folk art.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

A 20-foot-tall egg painted in a traditional Czech patterns by the Czech community in Wilson, Kansas.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.