This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

This winding road of 318 curves is a must-visit for (careful) motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

Where the author wrote her beloved "Little House" books.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

The world's most elegant power lines.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

As the highest point in the Mid-Atlantic range this stratovolcano offers spectacular views.

An ancient knight and a symbol of the city's freedom.

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.