A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.

The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.

This museum preserves the heyday of Puerto Rican coffee.

On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

This tiny home was originally a narrow alleyway.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

Cherokee alphabet, proof of ancient North American Jews, or just a hoax?

An early life spent in this "Old Kentucky Home" inspired the writings of North Carolina's most famous novelist.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

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

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.