This 12-inch-tall wooden sculpture of a winged Virgin Mary has inspired much devotion and countless replicas.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

It took 160 years to complete the most ornate church in Ecuador.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

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

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A mysterious "wedding cake" castle in the middle of the urban desert.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Thousands of Mexican Free-Tailed Bats soar around an abandoned storm drain at sunset each summer.

Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.