The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

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

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

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

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

Coast along one of Japan’s mountain railways for coveted views of magnificent hydrangeas.

This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.