Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

A mental health hospital dating back more than 139 years, now features a museum.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The phrase "the shot heard around the world" was coined after a skirmish at this bridge.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

The hallowed remains of a 900-year old Ancestral Pueblo great house.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

Deep in the Guatemalan jungle stands an ancient pyramid that once marked the reign of a king.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

The centerpiece of the Delta Blues Museum is a wooden sharecropper’s cabin that once housed a titan of blues music.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

The Wright Tavern is possibly the most important building in Concord Massachusetts to the American Revolution.