A throwback train ride transports passengers through one of the lesser-known national parks in the country.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

Train fans from all over flock to this railroad viewing park where three lines converge.

In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

The magic's in the hole!

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The world’s oldest baseball field had to fight to earn its record.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

A small 12th-century temple surrounded by waters believed to have curative properties.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.

One of the biggest markets in Asia, under one of the continent's largest domes.