The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

The most gigantic, swoony, intimidating trio of fingers in all of antiquity.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

A field in which God and his son Jesus purportedly appeared to a young farm boy named Joseph Smith.

The press that first printed the Book of Mormon.

Golden plates containing what would become the Book of Mormon were believed to be buried on this New York hillside.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.

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

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

How this Pine Barrens hill got its name is uncertain, but on a good day the view from the fire tower is crystal clear.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

This former rail stop in Utah was abandoned, repopulated by some nostalgic friends, and now is home to a single DIY aviator who lives in a hangar.