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

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

In the power of this waterfall, Alexander Hamilton saw the potential for industry.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.

You thought Santa Claus didn't exist, but it turns out you were wrong.

A restored historic movie theater is the perfect place for a regional film archive.

A roadside park in eastern Maine first marked the halfway point between the equator and North Pole with a brass pin in 1896.

A monument marks the beginning of the longest north-south road in the United States.

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

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

This smiling statue memorializes local cartoonist Bob Montana and his legendary creation.

Maybe the only missile installed in a public park, this Cold War leftover was one of the first to carry a nuclear warhead.

To honor his gardening wife, this yard artist turns bowling balls into playful, colorful sculptures.

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

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

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

Tour the world's largest deep-hole dimension granite quarry, where you can view the plant where gravestones are made and roll a ball down the outdoor granite bowling alley.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

The last refinements in the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary were marked with this stone.