The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a 70-foot-long chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

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

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

A strenuous, unofficial trail leads to spectacular views in one of America's most remote national monuments.

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

Hidden on a cattle ranch in Arizona, this bookstore has been celebrating Southwest literature for more than 40 years.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.