Pensacola's UFO home has withstood many hurricanes—just as the experimental 1960s design intended.

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.