This solemn facility remembers the cruel effort to compel Native American children to relinquish their culture.

Everyone's invited to put on a miniature concert with this world-class musical wonder.

A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

This tree was warped centuries ago to serve as a botanical wayfaring tool.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

This unusually circular centenarian barn became a Route 66 icon.

A half-size replica of the World Trade Center towers above Tulsa.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

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

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.