See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

A classic gold rush hotel can be expected to pick up some ghosts along the way, and the Golden North is no exception.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

From Nunavut to Tierra del Fuego, you won't find any lighthouse higher than this one.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.