The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

Cliffs that hold fossils, including the earliest known reptile, dating back more than 300 million years.

A shoreline exhibit describing the disastrous first attempt by the French to colonize North America.

A mysterious spot where the laws of gravity seem not to apply.

Twice a day, the water of the Petitcodiac River flows upstream in a surfable wave.

A quarter mile off the coastal tip of Maine you'll find the "Beloved Island" of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

The 32nd president's sprawling cottage sits on an island enclave jointly managed by the U.S. and Canada.

A 1940's shrine dedicated to drowned fishermen on the outskirts of Honolulu.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.

A glass display case holds the document that ended the Second World War—which one person signed on the wrong line.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

A unique collection of Western and Japanese-style graves.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.