One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

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

The world's largest mineral hot springs is home to a herd of bison, a free public bath house, beautiful mineral formations, and a terrifying swinging bridge.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.