The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This towering volcanic plug stands out among the dramatic formations that dot this otherworldly desert valley.

The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Once the site of a Native American harvest festival, this humble clearing later played an invaluable role in the birth of jazz.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

The first partially complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered here, forever changing the world's view of the ruling reptiles.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

The bizarre story of the mysterious death and hidden treasure of one of Sanibel Island's early homesteaders.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.