Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

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

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

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

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.