An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.