The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

An old tree that is the final resting place for many pair of shoes.

Home to a giant switchblade and one of the world's largest collections of pocket knives, this museum is a cut above the rest.

The famous Beatle secretly visited this Illinois town several times to visit his sister.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

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

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

Dedicated to the "World's Luckiest Fishing Village."

One of Catholicism's four major basilicas has a series of papal portraits that are said to predict the end of the world.

Also known as the Square Colosseum, this building is a prime example of fascist-era rationalist architecture.

A secret hatch containing two parchments was discovered in this statue over 40 years after its installation.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Built to give thanks for the passing of a plague epidemic, this cathedral is a one-of-a-kind architectural hybrid.