A huge communist-era propaganda monument and mural that offers stunning views of the Mongolian capital.

Enormous statue of the Emperor of the Mongols.

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A sliver of 19th-century Germany sits on the shore of a Chilean lake.

This fairytale house on the shore of a Chilean Lake oozes an eclectic mix of Chilote and German Cultural heritage.

A non-profit that uses the impressive smelling abilities of African Pouched Rats to find and clear unexploded land mines.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America. 

This Colorado fire station has been in continuous operation for more than a century.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.