A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

The metal spire on the roof of this tower was intended as an airship docking station, but it was never actually used.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

The last remnants of Fort Pitt also hold the distinction of being the oldest structure west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The souvenir got the company’s founder out of a pretty pickle at the World’s Fair.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.