Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

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

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

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

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Huge abstract sculptures of the Puerto Rican Flag.

A Bibliophile's Dream.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.