The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

You were once able to challenge a chicken to tic-tac-toe at this park, which is now converted into the Aikman Wildlife Adventure.

The oldest experimental corn field in America is still creating better ways to grow crops.

One of the most powerful computers in the world can be visited by anyone who wants to experience more computing than they can handle.

The park that the Chicago Stockyards built.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A colorful architectural gem in Seattle's uniquely modern Central Library.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

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

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.