Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Twelve grave-faced marble angels guard the emperor's tomb at Les Invalides.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

The largest cemetery in Louisville is the final resting place of Col. Sanders and Muhammad Ali.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.