One Confederate statue that accurately reflects the ugliness of its subject.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Known as "The Hill of the Little Devils."

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

Thanks to a loophole in property ownership, this alleyway has become a cacophonous street gallery.

One of America's first dinosaur parks gives a window into Depression-era paleontology.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

An architecturally unique lighthouse that had to be lifted up and moved to avoid falling in the sea.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

Frank Lloyd Wright built this suburban synagogue late in life, but it stands among his most iconic masterpieces.