The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

This calm grassy field was once a Superfund site full of thousands of nasty chemicals.

The seventh largest spring in the world.

A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.

Three markers installed over the course of 140 years mark the point where Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma converge.

Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.

Dedicated to the victims of one of the deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States in recorded history.

A Swedish town came up with an out-of-the-box way to eliminate the bloodthirsty insects.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

This 20-foot mountain is made up of some 15,000 mannequins—if you visit, you can even take a piece home with you.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

Established in 1925, Kiddie Park claims to be the oldest amusement park in the U.S. - a cozy little time warp nestled in a shady corner of the modern world.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.