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

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

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.

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

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

This grove of ghostly cedars was killed in 1700 by an enormous tsunami, felt from the United States to Japan.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

This playground sculpture of an icon from the past is dedicated to the children of the future.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.

Birthplace of the "Cat in the Cradle" and a cluster of iconic, original windmills that let the Dutch tame the seas.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.