The largest mosque in Cambodia was built to unite the country's Muslim community but soon sparked division and controversy instead.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A monument stands at one of the starting lines of the Trans-Canada Highway, formerly the longest uninterrupted highway in the world.

The remains of Canada's earliest Chinese pioneers are interred along this picturesque point.

This rusted car found in Petrified Forest National Park's Route 66 exhibit may be the most photographed abandoned car in the country.

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.

For a taste of Vietnamese gastropub culture, look no further than this convivial seafood joint that stays open till midnight.

This Ottoman bridge is a rare covered bridge with shops, and considers itself the only bazaar bridge in the world.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

This spot along the 23.5 degree north parallel marks the northern boundary of the tropics.

This rural island is home to the ghost town of what used to be the world’s biggest salt mine.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.