A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.