Hawaii’s largest cemetery rests inside an extinct volcano crater.

A quiet cemetery in northeastern North Carolina holds tiny structures believed to protect spirits.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

The second-tallest water tower shaped like a peach in the American South.

A cosmic pit stop just beyond the notorious Area 51.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

This massive railroad spike celebrates the 1939 premiere of the movie “Union Pacific.”

A towering tribute to the Godfather of Soul.

Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Rubbing the buttons along this statue's coat is considered good luck.

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

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

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

This research center for rare prosimians is studying how they sleep to help prolong human life.

These roaring primates were considered a divine creature in the cosmology of the Maya.

The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.

Bananas are often left for the first monkey America ever recovered alive after being launched into space.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.