A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.

This Old Town cabin tells the story of Tacoma's settlement through a replica of its first non-Native building.

A Roman holiday is closer than you think when you use this 1916 staircase inspired by Rome's Piazza di Spagna.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

The last standing piece of a famous Honolulu landmark.

This municipal sundial has been keeping time along Tacoma's Commencement Bay since 1978.

America's first National Historic Landmark is a 100-foot tall obelisk and gravesite dedicated to the only casualty of the Lewis & Clark Expedition.

This coastal cavern is associated with the Hawaiian god of creation.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.