This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

This sculpture is one of many stunning features along Tampa’s Riverwalk.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

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

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The hall of fame for circus performers.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A small car graveyard sits in the shadow of the famous Cadillac Ranch.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.