Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

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

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

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

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.