La Jolla, California
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.
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La Jolla, California
A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Lakeland, Florida
A historical landmark that has been a central hub of entertainment since 1928.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Asheville, North Carolina
Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.
Tampa, Florida
The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.
Bangor, Maine
Abraham Lincoln's vice president took his last breath here on July 4, 1891.
Johns Creek, Georgia
The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
Atlanta, Georgia
This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.
Marietta, Georgia
An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.
Savannah, Georgia
This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."
Lilburn, Georgia
This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.
Blairsville, Georgia
An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.
Waldoboro, Maine
Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.
St. Petersburg, Florida
This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.
Tampa, Florida
Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Schwangau, Germany
The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.
St. Augustine, Florida
The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.