A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.

A crystal clear beach surrounded by beautiful coral reefs.

In ancient times, these fallen standing stones supported a massive house.

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.

Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.

A gorgeous gem on the ocean.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This lavish room at NYC's French Embassy is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Become a prohibition rebel.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.