A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The bullet-banged DIY suit of armour belonging to Australia’s most famous outlaw.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

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The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

A tiny wilderness cemetery commemorates the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

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

A charmingly old-fashioned reminder of the historic building's former life.

A lesser-known part of the Kinsey Institute is this impressive collection of art, artifacts, and material culture related to human sexuality.

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

An earthwork sculpture built by Robert Smithson in the Great Salt Lake only reemerges during drought.

World War II bunker still standing on the New Jersey beach.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Montreal's colorful subway station shows its support of the local LGBT+ community.