Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A faded sign from the 1920s remembers Baltimore's resistance toward banning alcohol.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Resting place of the Texas A&M canine mascots, who watch the game from the grave with their own miniature scoreboard.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.

The world's longest known cave system.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

The highest paved road in North America winds its way up Mount Blue Sky in Colorado to an altitude of 14,130 feet above sea level.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.