A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.

Mystic Incan rock piles three miles above sea level.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

Sitting in the basement of a castle, the largest wine barrel in the world is bigger than most apartments.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.