Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

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

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

Abandoned railroad tunnel is home to a colony of three million Mexican free-tail bats.

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

One man's quest to save his town with a trail of record-breaking sculptures.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Orcas on display and in the water.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A bronze replica of half-consumed salt lick honors a quirky town tradition.