The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

A six-story-tall golden pyramid, surrounded by a moat.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

This tribute to a local man towers within a quaint lakeside park.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A chilling disappearance (and rescue) of a child uncovers a geological mystery.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

It's safe—and permitted—to walk across these twin natural sandstone arches.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.