19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

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

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This one-room museum is dedicated to Norwegian history and jokes.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.