At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.

Kayak out to a floating restroom.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

This block in downtown Brooklyn was a hotbed of antislavery activism along the Underground Railroad.

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

This São Paulo home became a lifelong prison for a woman with a tragic childhood.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

The largest library in Latin America owes its existence to an Old World earthquake and a Napoleonic invasion.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.