A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Home to more than 13,000 pieces of war memorabilia and military equipment.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

Milan's duomo is covered in beautiful carving including a curious "dinosaur-like" beast.

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.