In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

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