Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

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

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.