This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A smoke stack so large, the Washington Monument could fit inside!

High in the Rockies the third largest statue in the U.S. opens her welcoming arms, and lights up the night sky.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

The rocks of a certain area of Butte, Montana give off a musical ring when hit.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

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

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.