A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

This "preacher's pulpit" once used for pagan ritual, is home to a new, and dangerous ritual.

This church conducts its services entirely in Norwegian sign language.

Norway's oldest cathedral still in use.

An art project designed to encourage people to explore and investigate their surroundings more closely

An opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Nobel Peace Prize winners.

In a city of wooden houses, this watchtower was vital for early fire detection.

An impressive museum dedicated to the resource that made the Scandinavian country rich.

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.

Peer into the night sky with one of Norway's oldest associations of land-based space explorers.