The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

A wealth of pop culture statuary and green chile dishes give this roadside restaurant clout.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

The compass on its front was a handy tool for 17th-century merchants who needed to know the direction of the wind.

This Greek temple, open only an hour a day, was the site of a war of tastes between an architect and an artist.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

Three floors of musical instruments coming from all corners of the world and hundreds of years of musical history.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

This 1,400-year-old abbey was once a powerhouse for music and intellectualism known across Normandy.