Oldest building in California still in use.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

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

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

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

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A 400-year-old church covered floor to ceiling in ex-voto offerings from the faithful.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.