The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Buy your friend a drink or staple some cash to the wall for the next guy at the Salty Dawg Saloon.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

A local prank turned town icon.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.