A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

Closed for decades, this strange symbol of Japan's Expo '70 has finally opened its psychedelic insides to the public.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

The world's largest collection of historic U.S. military naval vessels.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

A home designed to be on the cutting edge of comfortable, low-cost living.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Yup, that's where the name came from.