This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.