The engineering feat of the Panama Canal was possible in small part thanks to materials developed in this humble Red Hook foundry.

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

A riverside tiny house with books and other treasures galore.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

Twenty-three trees, each paired with a basalt stone, line a street in Chelsea, continuing an urban project started by German Fluxus artist Joseph Beuys.

Catch two 18-foot-tall ranchers mid-brawl as you drive by on Highway 285.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A vibrant colony of rescued wolves and other canids.

The last remaining 19th-century mile marker along the historic Ocean Parkway.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

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

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.