Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Known as the “Official Greeter of Juneau,” this dog still welcomes ships and their passengers to Alaska.

Often mistaken for an office building, inside this venue is an amazing collection of Native Alaskan art.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

A bronze statue of Mister Rogers in the neighborhood where he grew up.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

An imposing pair of sphinxes stand guard outside this Egyptian Revival tomb.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The only quarter of the Old City not dedicated to a major world religion.

An ancient tunnel in Jerusalem built to redirect water in the event of a siege is one of history’s great architectural innovations.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.