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

This landmark of the Chicago silent film industry may not be in the picture business anymore but it still stands proudly.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

A large spinning bath of liquid mercury, used to probe the early universe.

Hauntingly beautiful totem poles left by the Haida.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.

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

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Cougar Annie earned her nickname after shooting 60 cougars over the years as well as 80 black bears who threatened her garden.

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

A whimsical menagerie of devils, krampuses, satyrs, and other horned creatures.

The remains of the worst maritime disaster in the history of the "Graveyard of the Pacific."

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.