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

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

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

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.