An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

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

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

Here, at the "world's longest art gallery," you'll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.