The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

The first custom-designed building to showcase the works of Dale Chihuly is a wonderland of glass and light.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.