The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

Hidden in the shadow of a rocky fortress is one concubine’s long-forgotten legacy.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

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

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

It was once used as a classroom to teach mining skills to local high school students.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

A quirky mishmash of Route 66 memorabilia and other throwbacks from the past.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

A glimpse at Walt Disney's vision for a "community of tomorrow," in miniature.