From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.

Beautiful stained glass depictions of the history of human flight fill this surprising chapel.

The deadly but beautiful ornamental oleander was planted all over the island of Galveston after the hurricane of 1900.

Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

A small "palace" and museum made of, and devoted entirely, to salt.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

In the late 1990s, a mechanic and fan bought this iconic sportscar back from the dead.

This quirky outpost and gallery inside a former church is an unexpected trove of handcrafted art.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.