Florence, Italy
Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents)
Renaissance hospital featuring a rotating door into which unwanted babies were dropped.
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Florence, Italy
Il Porcellino
This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.
Florence, Italy
Buontalenti Grotta
A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.
Florence, Italy
Studiolo Francesco I de’ Medici
Secret refuge and museum of the Duke of Florence.
Florence, Italy
Michelangelo’s Hidden Drawings
The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.
Florence, Italy
Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.
San Diego, California
Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
San Diego, California
Unconditional Surrender
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
San Diego, California
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.
Lemon Grove, California
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove
The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.
Glendale, California
Forest Lawn Cemetery
An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
Descanso Gardens
Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.
Berkeley, California
Moe's Books
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Davis, California
Eggheads
Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.
Davis, California
Davis Toad Tunnel
Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.
Los Angeles, California
Fort Macarthur Museum
A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.
Avalon, California
The Catalina Island Bison Herd
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.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Point Vicente Lighthouse
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Los Angeles, California
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
San Diego, California
Spruce Street Suspension Bridge
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
Dixon, California
Cool Patch Pumpkins Corn Maze
This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Zoo Botanical Gardens
The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.
Santa Monica, California
Route 66 End of the Trail Sign
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
