A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The spur that wouldn’t die.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.