Where a young athlete began his run across Canada after losing his right leg to cancer.

A World War II gun battery sits at the easternmost point of North America.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

G.V. Black, the Father of Modern Dentistry, keeps an eternal eye on Chicagoan’s teeth from his perch in Lincoln Park.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A piece of John the Baptist in the American heartland.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

In 2018, Pohoiki Road was severed by lava flowing from the eruption of Kilauea.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.