The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

This statue in Civitavecchia recreates a famous photograph from the end of World War II in massive scale.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

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

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

An imposing, larger-than-life statue of Alexander Graham Bell sits at the entrance of the Bell Telephone Company office.

The telephone was first conceived here in 1874 by Alexander Graham Bell.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Roadside collection of 65,000 signs.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.

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 rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.