Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

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

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This iconic 1958 tower welcomes air travelers to Tucson with neon-lit letters and architectural style.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

This sandstone mansion was the home of two of Oregon's most important pioneers.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

King Ludwig I's collection of beautiful women.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

A fitting attraction for the corn capital of the world.