The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The house where the writer spent his formative years.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

This 1920s masterpiece of French Quarter architecture hides a secret tunnel used by Albert Einstein.

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

Largest man-made excavation on earth!

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

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.