The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

The magic's in the hole!

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

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

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.