The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This crumbling stump is all that remains of what was once thought to be the oldest living organism.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.