Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

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

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the "Golden Age" of the American automobile.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A surviving remnant of the thick ice mass that once mantled most of Western Canada's mountains.

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.

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

There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A restored Pittsburgh house of God has been converted to a marvelous house of suds.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

A former poultry store that looks like a giant duck and is one of the "seven wonders" of Long Island.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

The largest arcade museum in the world chronicles the golden age of video games which ended promptly in 1987.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.