The original shop where the iconic Belgian praline was invented.

These massive mitts are made of 30 tons of devotional bronze.

Once a Catholic mission, this small town tucked between the ocean and the mountains is now a magical spot for art and history lovers.

Boise State's stadium was the first non-green football field in the world.

An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise, Idaho.

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

Amid the bustle of the Pike Place Market is a poem by famed Japanese poet Narihira.

These two giant boulders mysteriously perched on a 60-foot cliff may have been slung up there by a raging tsunami.

A crumbling Caribbean resort hidden just steps from a beautiful pink sand beach.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

A 19th-century shipwreck turned thriving coral reef.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

Whether or not you take the 72-ounce steak challenge, there’s plenty of history, fun and Texas-style food at this legendary stop along Route 66.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

This monument is dedicated to Balto, the heroic Alaskan sled dog.

Many of the most significant figures in American history once hopped on a stagecoach in this alleyway on their way to more noteworthy destinations.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.

An unconventional monument to one of America's largest landowners.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Most of this “research national monument” still lies buried beneath the earth.