An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

An icon among Florida's pre-Disney tourist attractions.

This stretch of Canadian road was named after a nickname that stuck so hard the city had to keep it.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

Canada's accused-traitor-turned-folk-hero is buried under a red stone in a ring of his own.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world