Once the tallest building in the world and the site of "the highest dinner ever held in New York" this building now holds the most expensive penthouse in the city.

A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic's missed arrival.

Superfans of The Shawshank Redemption can take a driving tour of most of the films real locations.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

During its heyday, 72 one-ton buckets from this dredge bore into the Powder River excavating vast gold deposits.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

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

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

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