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The first documented commercial gold find in the United States.

A replica of where the Last Supper was held.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

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

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

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.