The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

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

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

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

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.