Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.

A living lighting fixture.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.

Go deep on these fascinating fish, and get a bonus lesson on the importance of marine conservation.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

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

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

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

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

It would be a crime to miss it.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

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

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.