This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.