Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

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

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.

The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.

Europe's largest prehistoric mound – burial site of a legendary king?

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.