Helen Keller once broke ground on this historic center for the study of technologies to benefit the hearing impaired.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

Nestled near the mountains of western Canada resides this behemoth earth mover.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

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

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.