A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

The world's largest collection of the world's largest objects is in one small Illinois town.

In the Shawnee National Forest, amazing rock formations peer through the treeline.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

A flamboyantly decorated bridge signals diversity and fellowship at the entry to Indianapolis' Broad Ripple Village.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.

A hidden canyon deep in the woods of Indiana offers visitors a spectacular experience in nature.

A working farm as life was in the 1920s.

A turn-of-the-century architectural marvel built on healing mineral springs and salt licks.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

This surreal statue brings a famous French novel about a supernatural cad to arresting life.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.