Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

These spectacular, symbolic serpents lie within the shadow of the Great Temple.

A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

A prehistoric rock shelter that's literally in someone's backyard.

Nestled in the heart of a Texas town is a dreamy secret garden dating back to the 1940s.

In the middle of a suburban Denver neighborhood is a cave that once provided solace for a prominent Ute chief and his family.

A fascinating aviation museum where you can chat with the veterans who once flew the aircraft on display.

One of the largest cat sanctuaries in North America is considered a "Club Med" for felines.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Tucked away between two 19th-century buildings, this small shop specializes in the macabre.

Walk through row upon row of manicured miniature trees at the United States' largest bonsai nursery.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.