Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

A museum dedicated to the exploring past, present, and future innovations.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

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

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

What is the Thing?

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

The fading, forgotten remains of a once bright and booming factory.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.