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

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

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

A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.

Once considered a marvel of engineering, this 107-mile canal played an integral role in building New York City.

Memorial to the 137 lives lost on a ship fire, the whole hulk of which washed up on the Asbury Park shore.

A wooden theatre that remains the heart of a charming Victorian-era New Jersey enclave.

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This is the last surviving Bollman truss bridge in the world.

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.