Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

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

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Bloodstains can still be seen in this medieval church where two medics saved lives on D-Day.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

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

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.