Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

This largest dinosaur tracksite in Wyoming is one of the only in the world from the Middle Jurassic Period.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

An unusual geological feature towers over the remains of a dark episode in United States history.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

Cabins once lived in by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are featured at this Old West living history museum.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

A small Montana town commemorates the dog who waited at the train station every day for his owner to return.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.