The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

Pay homage to a preeminent matriarch, and the native Dena’ina people, at this sculpture installation in Anchorage.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.

The railroad turning train travel into a cinematic, highly immersive experience has a fascinating connection to Game of Thrones.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A ceramic-tiled room at the Seelbach Hotel said to have secret tunnels used by Al Capone and a crowd that helped inspire F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby.'

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

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

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.

During the solar phenomenon "Lahaina Noon" this bendy, curvy sculpture forms a perfectly circular shadow on the ground.

This sublime architectural marvel is a rare example of an expressionist church.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Hans Christian Andersen for the postmodern world.

This contemplative sculpture made out of old machine parts is meant to be the first in a series of sculptures around the world.

The old observatory in Copenhagen has a spiral corridor used as a racetrack.