Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This giant steer-skull edifice refuses to die.

The highest point in Arizona is an oddly snow-topped peak within the otherwise arid state.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

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

Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

In 1912, this idyllic Alaska landscape was blown apart in the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

The crumbling remains of Juneau's explosives storage site.

This popular fishing spot at the outflow of a 4.5-mile long hydroelectric tunnel sports a jetty literally made out of classic cars.

Every summer, the Mendenhall River greenbelt comes alive with an explosion of magenta flowers.

A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.

The oldest original lighthouse in Alaska that was born out of a tragic shipwreck.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

Impressive artifacts from Juneau's gold mining days fill this mining site-turned-museum.

Alaska Natives have lived on this tiny isolated island in the Bering Strait for over 5,000 years.