A Mexican Romeo-and-Juliet-esque legend has given this super-narrow alleyway a reputation for romance.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

A high school astronomy enthusiast designed this model of our solar system to be traversed on foot.

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

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

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

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

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

This small city where almost everyone lives in the same building can only be reached via North America's longest tunnel.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

A town honors its legacy of traditional American Indian pipe carving with one gigantic pipe.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

A winged-helmed, sword-brandishing tribute to German Americans.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.