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

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.