See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

With a crest near 10,000 feet, this treeless fault-block mountain in eastern Oregon provides stunning views and spectacular glacial landforms.

A Victorian-style home known as the “Castle on the Hill.”

A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

To find the "unicorns of the deep" you've got to go downstairs.