A giant silver apple a day keeps the perils of capitalism away.

A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

This former “ante-chamber to the guillotine” has been refurbished to illustrate the brutal history of French justice.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.