More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

"X" marks the spot of an echo chamber in the middle of a plaza.

A monument to one of the few Olympic flames ever to be lit outside of the host city.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

The first project by the Bureau of Reclamation illustrates both the upsides and downsides of reclamation.

The sump of the landlocked Carson River is a haven for wildlife.

This colossal underground passage paved the way for large-scale drainage and access tunnels across the U.S., but it almost wasn’t built.

In 1954, two enormous earthquakes occurred just minutes apart, resulting in prominent scarps that extend for miles along the range fronts.

Ruins of the original wooden flume that carried water to Virginia City are still visible high on the Virginia Range.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.