A gorgeous gem on the ocean.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

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

This lavish room in a New York City mansion is a rare relic from the end of the Gilded Age.

Become a prohibition rebel.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

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

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

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.