This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

An ancient fortification lives on in this Chinese city.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This erect, phallic geological spire wasn't always named so domestically.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A place where the laws of nature seem to have gone completely berserk... but of course haven't.

The final resting place of the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Tatanka Iyotaka, commonly known by the English translation Sitting Bull.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

Jurassic Park—A Still Life.

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

A replica that won't float away.

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

Visitors to this library are in for a real-world education in modernist architecture.

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.