The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

A historic dam made famous for its turbines and feature in a Hollywood classic.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.