One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

On this tiny spot of land in the middle of Lake Titicaca the only ones who do the knitting are the men.

The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.