A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

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

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

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

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

A monument to the frontier doctor who came up with the idea of delineating highways with a painted line.

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

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.