An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

Drive up a paved road into "Nevada's Yosemite" for exquisite views and mountain hiking in an alpine setting.

This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.