There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Meet manatees face-to-face at this zoo for native species.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Venice's island of the dead.

A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

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

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.