A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

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

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

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

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

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Watch the seas clash at the place where according to Maori tradition, the spirits depart for their journey to the afterlife.

Largest Kauri tree in New Zealand.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

A youth-centric science center hides an industrial triumph.

A hidden lane full of top-quality street art.

Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.

One of the best beaches in the entire world.

This Western Australian mint was established during the height of the Australian gold rush.