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

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

This once-booming Gold Rush town is now home to a herd of feral donkeys.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

An ode to one of the dirtiest jobs during the construction of the Boulder Dam.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

The first steel dam in the world and the only one still functional in the United States.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

A rare wayfinding portmanteau of “Street” and “Avenue.”