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

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Fascinating military history, awe-inspiring wildlife encounters, and endless outdoor adventures draw people to this sprawling park.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

The remnants of an abandoned, 19th-century gold mill along Aruba's rugged northeastern coast.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.