L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.