This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

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

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

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The "dragon babies" of southeastern Europe.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Soaring over 6,000 feet in the Bavarian Alps, this beer garden was once Hitler's 50th birthday present.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."