The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This unusual three-way wooden foot bridge spans two rivers at once.

A plain wooden seat that once belonged to one of the most prominent figures of the Protestant Reformation.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, a marker honors the creation story of a proud fictional culture.

North America's first frozen mummified remains of an ice age steppe bison, the 36,000 year-old mummy named "Blue Babe."

The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds. 

This stone in Lake Geneva was once the reference point used to determine altitude in Switzerland.

This Swiss cemetery is reserved for people who died in climbing accidents.

An opulent monument built for a duke who donated his entire fortune to the city of Geneva.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

During the French annexation, 36 prisoners were executed using this device.

Once the center of Gold Rush mania, now the starting point for the Yukon Quest sled dog race.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

A gorgeous garden oasis with winding paths, stone bridges, and a troubling history.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.

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

This razorback ridgeline has doubled as a scenic drive since the early 1900s.