One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.

The oldest Naval chapel in the United States is home to an incredible collection of Tiffany stained-glass windows.

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

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Climb 200 stairs up the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast for an unbeatable view.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.