An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

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

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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.

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

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.