Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The oldest farmer's market in America is so ancient it was approved by the King of England.

North America’s largest collection of horological devices and home to a colossal clock with a dizzying array of features.

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

An indoor miniature village and labor of love for Laurence Geiringer, a model railroad enthusiast.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Built in 1512, the oldest cathedral in the Americas.

The final resting place of Christopher Columbus - or possibly someone else.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.

Near-constant high winds deform the trees on Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

Built by the patriotic residents of Boonsboro in a single day.

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.