The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This square in downtown Eugene is dedicated to the novelist and countercultural figure Ken Kesey.

A memorial for the mustachioed record-setting runner.

The world's last remaining store of its kind.

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The last water-powered mill in Oregon is open daily for free tours and has a surprising history.

Taking the subway here means doing so over a bridge located in the middle of an estuary.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.

This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.

An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.

Quite possibly the oldest love poem known to humankind.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

A gorgeous, Gaudí-esque stairway constructed in the city of Istanbul by a prominent Jewish family.

This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.