One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The house that Southern rock built now stands as a monument to one of the genre's favorite families.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

20-foot tall lamp mumbles Swedish to celebrate the holidays.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

Home to 200 plaster casts of Scandinavian proboscises.

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.