This homegrown adoption center offers a wonderland of feline companionship.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

It specializes in outsider art and artifacts of secret societies.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Once a menacing challenge for trailblazers, this trail is now the most scenic drive in Utah.

Largest collection of mounted dinosaur specimens in the world.

A replica that won't float away.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

A museum dedicated to the history & joys of the trail & your best chance to see hikers throwing up ice cream.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

One of the U.S. Forest Service's only mansions is outfitted with a dinner table for floating food.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.