A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The freeway that never was.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

China's most famous acrobatics act.

An out-of-place slice of France, smack in the middle of Shanghai.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.