What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A journey begins with a single step, and for many, the road-trip of a lifetime started at this Chicago intersection.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

Provincetown's night owls flock to this 52-year-old pizza joint.

Pay homage to the quintessential P-town dive.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.

A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.