This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

A masterpiece of LGBT art has been restored in what may now be the most valuable restroom in America.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

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

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.