You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.

A tribute to the beloved, kind-hearted "homeless mayor" of Silver Spring.

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

Dogs, cats, horses, monkeys, frogs, and fish are laid to rest at the second-oldest pet cemetery in the U.S.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

This general store has stood in the same spot for well over a century.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.