A town wears its heart on the sleeve of a smiling girl, arms flung wide open in a cheerful greeting for all who encounter her.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

Home to a seasonal waterfall and swimming hole in the Ouachita Mountains.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

The final remnant of the Arkansas zinc industry is this historically protected ghost town.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.