These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

The first integrated firehouse in Atlanta houses a museum on the history of desegregation in the city's fire department.

This pair of centuries-old magnolia trees was once struck by a Babe Ruth home run.

The largest Jewish museum in the southeastern U.S. houses a permanent Holocaust exhibit emphasizing the strength of its survivors.

This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta.

After being inoperative for over half a century, this elaborate fountain in Atlanta's oldest park was restored to its former glory.

For the last eight decades, this curious shop has been ridding Atlanta of bad juju.

Rare and classic books by Black authors are the focus at this independent bookstore in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.

Georgia’s last drive-in movie theater is a relic of a bygone era.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Unruly residents were housed in this one-person cell until the Black Maria arrived.

An early 20th-century fruit warehouse home of an artistic and cultural renaissance in northeastern Washington.

Every drop of water in this 27-mile long reservoir was pumped up from the Columbia River using power from Grand Coulee Dam.