This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

The world's longest known cave system.

Once the site of the Hawaiian monarchy, this building was originally designed as a palace.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

An unofficial monument to the late King of Pop sits at the base of a Renaissance composer's statue

The castle where Martin Luther secretly translated the New Testament from Greek to German while in hiding.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.