One of the few institutions in the United States devoted to the art of decorative bird carving.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

Home to an apple tree that can produce 25 different varieties of fruit.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

An industrial waste tourist attraction.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

A planet-hunting astrograph built in the 1920s to seek out the so-called "Planet X" beyond Uranus.

Floor-to-ceiling frescoes by local art students cover the interior of a nearly 200-year-old church.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

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

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

A replica of the self-taught naturalist's iconic cabin stands inside a library near his hometown.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

An abandoned Victorian house transformed into a museum and store filled with taxidermy and vintage goods.

A mummy and sarcophagus are part of the many wonders in this library's collection.

High in the Sacramento Mountains, a facility dedicated to studying the sun.

A relic of roadside lore and perhaps the first of its kind in North America.

Colorful outcrops and cliffs just north of Reno provide a scenic backdrop for hiking and mountain biking.

Concerned residents saved this historic house and garden from demolition.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.