Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

The "Gateway to the Arctic" connects Barrow's indigenous population with the sea and its traditional industry: whaling.

Commemorating the lives of a renowned humorist and a famed aviator who died in a plane crash in northern Alaska.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

A dazzling display of lights and crystals.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Forrest Gump ran past this iconic Maine lighthouse in his cinematic cross-country journey.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

Population: 1.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.