An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Auburn's iconic eagle flight goes back to a 19th century eagle that dropped dead on the field after inspiring the football team to victory.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

What better place to take a seat?

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

A 220-foot deep watery drop-off, filled with marine life.

A sinkhole known simply as "The Hole."

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

A hidden beach at the end of a tunnel of mangrove trees.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The largest retailer of seashells in the world.

Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.