A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.