A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A land of debatable treasure.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

The past, present, and future of Russia's signature alcohol is remembered in the world's only museum dedicated to the starchy spirit.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

Moscow's other, lesser known kremlin is a fairytale-like cultural complex modeled after Old Russia.

Gargantuan home of Russian science.

Moscow's most popular cemetery includes the graves of numerous cosmonauts.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

The tallest hotel in Europe.

Stalinist skyscraper built with help of cryotechnology.

One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.