Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

The internal railway of one of the biggest steel plants in America has been transformed into a linear park with unique industrial views.

This miniature feudal castle was built on a whim to honor a US Navy pioneer.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Mexican food and folk art.

A lavender labyrinth so large it’s visible on Google Earth.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.

One of the Eight Wonders of Kansas and the first official National Natural Monument these stark formations look like nature's Stonehenge.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

At the tallest peak in Colorado, an electrifying mix of thin air, lightning, and rivalry.