This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

This former railroad bridge was named after the great river that once flowed below it.

These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.

A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.

This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.

This small primate research island is teeming with playing, fighting wild monkeys.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

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