Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

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

What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

The spot where the namesake of the Douglas fir met his mysterious end on a Hawaiian volcano.