The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.