California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The ruins of Vancouver's abandoned heritage railway.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

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

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

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

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.