Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.

This arcade is one of the last places to catch a public performance by the now-defunct ShowBiz Pizza's house band of animatronic animals.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

Victoria's largest salt lake is a favorite haunt for photographers and stargazers.

A pristine crater lake 12,000 years in the making, with waters like cut glass.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

A life-sized statue of a Tyrannosaurus rex made out of driftwood.

A winding staircase that appears to lead to nowhere is actually a diving platform into the Wellington Harbour.

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

A quirky hardware store filled with museum-worthy cars and motorcycles, including a motorcycle that set a land speed record in 1967.

This extraordinary model train layout covers over 1,700 square feet, with multiple trains running simultaneously.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Here be dragons.