This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

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

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

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

America's largest viking stands in a Minnesota city that believes it was visited by the ancient nords.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.