A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

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

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

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.