This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The scuba diving training facility was named for the steam that rises from the cave's chimney.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Where manatees are the snowbird vacationers in these balmy Florida springs.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.