This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The largest island on the great salt lake is home to curious creatures and strange stories.

A museum dedicated to the history and art of staying clean.

This museum glorifies the humble potato.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Keeping Ballard's heritage alive with delicious, lightly battered Alaskan wild cod.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

An eclectic restaurant serving from and to the nearby Chittenden Locks.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.