This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States.

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.