What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.