Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.

While knives are the main feature in this store, visitors will also find dinosaur bones and meteorites.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Knoxville’s architectural icon was the symbol of the 1982 World’s Fair, even catching the googly eye of Bart Simpson.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

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

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.