Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

A colorful square marks the heart of the city's LGBTQ community.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This angular brutalist playground turns playtime into modern art time.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

The first plantation museum in the United States to focus on the lives of enslaved people.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

This strange, small castle on the bayou has withstood the test of time and weather.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.