The house's confection-like decorations are the result of one man's painstaking work over decades.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

This extensive display of bobbleheads is a tribute to one of the most unique pieces of sports memorabilia.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

A sprawling maze of used books piled from floor to ceiling.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.