For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

An eclectic art form practiced by untrained masters is celebrated at this museum in the heart of Zagreb's old Upper Town.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

This collection of reclaimed landmines acts as both an exhibition of their deadly history and as a shelter for children affected by them.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

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

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.