One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

Antiques by the Bay.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

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

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.

An underground city of salt.

The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

An obscure waterfall that looks like something out of a fantasy novel.