Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

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

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

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

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.