A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

One of 100 “Whaling Wall" murals painted in 13 different countries by a renowned marine life artist.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Large Massachusetts museum dedicated to Armenian history and culture.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.

This small-town library was the first in the world to be entirely supported by taxation.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

A recreated sign from the movie Jumanji has become a makeshift tribute to the film's late star.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

The largest body of water in Massachusetts annihilated four small towns just to slake Boston's thirst.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.