Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

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

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

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

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

Once an indicator of social class, the color blue has come to define this city on the edge of the Thar Desert.

This deserted palace is one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture in India.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

This opulent 16th-century Maharaja’s palace is a unique mix of Hindu and Muslim designs.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

The oldest still-inhabited hill fort in India looks like a magnificent golden sandcastle.

An extraordinary "City of Caves" carved from solid stone.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.