A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

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

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.

This century-old confectioner's outlet store was plucked right out of the Seattle World's Fair.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."