A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

A blast of nostalgia awaits visitors to this miniature indoor raceway.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

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.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.