This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The world's longest known cave system.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

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

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.