Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

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

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

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The mysterious wonder of an underground waterfall is illuminated by multicolored lights.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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