One of the few surviving "Wigwam"-themed motels.

The world's longest known cave system.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

Sambusas get a Deep Southern twist at this Somali chai haven.

Feast on kebabs, dips, and house-made breads in the heart of Nashville’s Little Kurdistan.

A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

A life-sized baby elephant tombstone marks the grave of a circus owner at a country church in southern Georgia.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.

This museum dedicated to an oft-overlooked support industry features a surprisingly moving brass diorama of a man being saved from a sinking car.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A massive tribute to this small county's top agricultural product.

A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

Sporting Brutalist architecture, this school is hidden amid a quiet suburban neighborhood.

The culprit who accidentally lit this 3,500-year-old tree on fire stated "I can't believe I burned down a tree older than Jesus."