This impressive working clock made of 16,000 plants changes its flowers twice a year.

With well over 130 falls and cascades to brag about, Hamilton, Ontario has earned its stripes as the waterfall capital of the world.

This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

This group of small islands on Lake Nicaragua formed after an eruption of the Mombacho volcano.

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

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

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

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

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