Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Now containing the bones of the actual conquistador, instead of someone else.

A pocket of jungle amidst urban expansion in Panama.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

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