A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

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

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

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

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.