No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

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.

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

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

A magical sanctuary of mythological statuary.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

An American city stranded at the tip of a Canadian peninsula where strict adherence to the "49th parallel rule" became problematic.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

Former farm staffed by mental patients is now a public park.

Sleep beneath the big screen at this old-school movie theater.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

A magnificent, iconic stone tower in the Scottish Highlands.