Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Oldest building in California still in use.

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

At an isolated roadside rest area stands a monument marking where famous Western star Tom Mix died in 1940.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

An urban laboratory.

Every year, festive decorations appear on this juniper tree located in the median strip of a busy highway.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

This open-pit mine is now an abandoned symbol of Bisbee's copper-mining heritage.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.