This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

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

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Like Mars, but much closer.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

The largest puppetry museum in the United States houses the world's most complete collection of Jim Henson artifacts.

A slanted tomb honors the faithful, furry companion of the Georgia Tech student body.

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

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

A lonely stone-sided terminal stands next to a grass airstrip on Michigan's Leelanau Peninsula.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.