More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Curious rock formations in a tiny Kansas state park.

This historic early-20th-century building still boasts some of its original features.

A unique blue and yellow phone booth in America's "Little Sweden."

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.