These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

Near where the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition launched, there is a monument to 'Scott of the Antarctic'

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.