An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

Is this the most Portland place ever?

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

An impressive waterfall nestled in the cliffs of Idaho's Snake River Canyon.

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

A monument to a Polish general who fought the American Revolution and became the "Father of the American Cavalry."

A 19th-century architectural wonder designed by the "father of the skyscraper."

The seat of Buffalo government is a gorgeous Art Deco palace.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.

Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.

Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.