This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.

Massive still life just off the highway in Kansas.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

Inside this striking glass building, visitors can see thousands of dinosaur fossils in the positions that nature deposited them more than 150 million years ago.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

Some 46,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption led to a flooding event that carved this short canyon with steep vertical walls.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.