The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

A charming museum of natural history featuring dioramas and exhibits made entirely by college students.

The first handmade canoe built by members of the Passamaquoddy in over a century.

Soul-soothing fish congee awaits at one of Hong Kong’s remaining dai pai dongs.

This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

Two well-preserved charcoal kilns survive in a remote part of eastern Nevada.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

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.

A tribute to the successful role of the Keflavik Naval Air Station in the defense of Iceland, United States and NATO Alliance.

This magnificent natural sandstone bridge is one of the largest in the world and is an iconic symbol for Lake Powell.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

This mesmerizing and surreal landscape features intricate patterns of white and red sandstone.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

Red rock "fangs" jut out of the desert near the Extraterrestrial Highway.