Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

Three prestigious academic collections come together to create a world-class natural history museum.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.