Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

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

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Siberian husky that delivered a life-saving antitoxin.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.