This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

Fossilized sea bottom and lime quarry.

A 13,000-year-old mastodon skeleton was found during the construction of a 19th-century New York mill.

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

A sculpture of a giant man escaping from the depths of the Earth.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.