"Only the devil could play golf here."

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.