This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Wall Street has a new heroine, a bronze statue of a small but fierce girl.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.