California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

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

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.