This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

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

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

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

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.