A unique museum where guests can rent and operate a locomotive.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

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

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

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

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.