The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Trinkets and toys lovingly handmade by maximum security prisoners.

The world's only international cryptozoology museum is host to an unrivaled collection of mysterious objects.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

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

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

During World War II this was the site of an "honor camp" used as a prison for draft dodgers, Native American conscientious objectors, and Japanese-Americans—including a man who brought his case against the camp to the Supreme Court.

Previously a hot spring, this park remains a site of unique history, wildlife, and geology.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

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

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.