The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

An artist of the American Revolution is entombed beneath the Yale art gallery he founded.

It looks like a whale, it's part of Yale, and it's best-known by a nickname you can probably work out for yourself.

The headquarters of the famous Yale society.

This Connecticut chapel is a starkly modern, and surprisingly colorful, architectural rebel.

An archival collection of over 2,200 case studies which includes human brain specimens and tumor specimens.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."