One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

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

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

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

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

This Rodin sculpture in Cleveland bears the lasting marks of a 1970 bombing.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

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