This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

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

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

The site of the Wellington avalanche, one of the America's worst railroad disasters.

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

A retrofuturistic art installation in the Pittsburgh Airport.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.

Oldest building in California still in use.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.