A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

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

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A gothic palace of endless stalagmites and pseudoscorpions waits within one of the world's most beautiful caves.

The ancient heart of Tunis is an enormous maze of narrow streets and alleyways.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

This historic aviation building is now a museum owned and operated by Disney.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

All aboard the world's longest miniature railway.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

The ruins of the movie ranch owned by actor and stuntman Ray "Crash" Corrigan.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.