Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A unique geological area spiked with wind-carved rocks that resemble teepees.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

Come for the gun-toting hillbilly madman, stay for the ice-cream loving basketball bears.