Death rituals and sacrifice inside a Peruvian megalith.

Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.

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

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The largest drain hole in the world.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.