The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

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

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.