Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Step back in time at an outdoor living history museum where New Mexico's cultural traditions come alive.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of New Mexico’s ecology and culture.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

This small hill features the most notable collection of petroglyphs in Saguaro National Park.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

The last living thing to come out of the rubble after 9/11 is now a symbol of hope and resilience.

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

A century-old tower with great harbor views in a quiet space, hidden among skyscrapers.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

Amid the hustle and bustle of Miami’s Financial District sits a mausoleum-turned-monument.

This former shopping center now acts as the eccentric lair of the Venezuelan secret police and their shadow prison.

The colonial home of Paul Revere during the American Revolution.