A little stop along the Texas highway where Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and James Dean stayed while shooting the 1955 film "Giant."

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

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

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

The facade of this relic from the Klondike gold rush is decorated with over 8,800 pieces of driftwood.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

A 30-mile-long glacially-carved canyon leads to a massive pair of glaciers.

First flying reptile discovered in British Columbia was for years forgotten in a cabinet.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This is probably not the Target you're looking for.

Craggy concrete faces are hidden in the walls of this artificial cave along the San Antonio River.

The water in this preserved area spawns vegetation that gives it a deep green color.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.