A suburban street in Anchorage doubles as a runway, and each home has its own airplane hangar.

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

The now-serene site of the largest earthquake ever recorded in North America.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

A monument to the groundbreaking environmentalist sits near the place where she first experienced the sea.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

This mill played a key role in the region’s development and it is just one of ten along the east coast of the United States.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Three nine-foot-tall bathing beauties perched elegantly on life-rings welcome visitors to the Alki waterfront.

This site commemorates the birthplace of the game of basketball, invented by James Naismith in the winter of 1891.

Artifacts of whaling, with both its perils and adventure, are housed in this museum in a former candle factory.

A museum dedicated to Nantucket's legacy as the "graveyard of the Atlantic."

Mural fragments and various sculptures honor the longtime artist.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

One man is on a singular quest to name an island after a famous hip-hop artist.

The home of an antique carousel still in operation.

A memorial to Chinese freedom in the city where American freedom was born.

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

Macabre headstones carved with winged skulls, dancing skeletons, and pithy reminders of impending death.

This statue intended for children to enjoy became a minor political spat.

The world's only and thus largest collection of its kind celebrates everyday wonder through simple umbrella sheaths.

A collection of birdhouses await curious motorists and avian squatters.

Concrete pillars provide a beautiful canvas for Quebec City's graffiti artists.