Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.