This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

This exemplar of modernist architecture is meant to captivate and inspire students of the Cooper Union.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A building so large that it has its own weather.