An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Narrowest house in Boston.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

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

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.