A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

This restored house is like a time capsule of the president's unconventional inauguration.

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Starship-temple contains 400 tons of drinking water and offers free Japanese lessons.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

This massive store is home to an eccentric collection of vintage, retro, and peculiar goods.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

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

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.