Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

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

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.