Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

Commercial airplanes land mere feet over the heads of sunbathing beachgoers on this tiny island.

Niagara Falls holds a special place in Nikola Tesla's history, so they put a statue on it.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

The oldest landmark of Toronto is a testament to shifting sands.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The massive machine creates cracking displays of indoor lightning.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.