The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

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

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

An LED art installation composed of 600 poles wrapped in kimono fabric.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.

The remains of Canada's earliest Chinese pioneers are interred along this picturesque point.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

In the middle of a Vienna square, Roman ruins dating back some 2,000 years are on display.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

On the outskirts of an opal-mining town, these baths fed by a massive underground aquifer are a natural spa.

This weird, elephant-shaped rock also hosts two ancient tombs.