This Art Deco theater is the last remaining opera house in the “little Broadway of the North.”

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

A 12-foot sculpture serves as a constant reminder of the importance of protecting and restoring the Boardman River.   

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

In northern Ohio, the glorious past of America's trains is on full display.

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

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

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.