L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.