Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

This historic toy museum brings a little whimsy to a city not usually remembered for such things.

Originally envisioned by King Ludwig II to rival Versailles, Herrenchiemsee's "New Palace" remains half-gilded for lack of funds.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

A castle from the Holy Roman Empire that hosts traveling youth... in its stables.

A small but immensely extravagant palace built by the "Night King."

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

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

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.