This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.