This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

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

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

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

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

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

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

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

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.