A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

A 6-mile-long lake created by an apocalyptic seismic event and the deadly chain reaction that ensued.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.

This tiny museum immortalizes the birthplace of an iconic Chinese-Korean noodle dish.

This holy site either displays a centuries-old cross or a complete fake.

A man-made island designed to look like a massive battleship.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

Memorial to the father of the Republic of China.

The seat of the lost Ryukyu Kingdom has survived numerous fires and wars over the centuries.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.

Small church built in the 19th century for whites and slaves to worship together.

A roundabout in the West Indies that pays tribute to a bus driver who brokered no-nonsense on the school route.