An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

What once housed a private club catering to Comstock Lode elite is now considered one of the West’s most haunted spaces.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

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

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

A monolith replica monument of Jean Ribault commemorating the landing of the French in the New World.

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.