Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

How did a massive marine arthropod find its way to landlocked Ohio?

The playful side of the Columbus community is on full display.

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.

This colorful West Virginia cowboy greets passersby with a glassy stare.

This former fire tower found new life as a communications hub complete with a scenic overlook.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

Turtles swim in a pond surrounding a classical temple in this lush park in Vicenza.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

Old Danish castle immortalized in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.