Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.