From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

An elevator into the Baltic Sea.

A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

This quiet area of Yunnan Province annually transforms into an unbelievable sea of yellow flowers.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This shop for all your super spy needs hides an educational secret.

The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

This bustling Italian plaza is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman amphitheater.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

These mysterious ancient stone spheres were created by a civilization lost to time and are now mostly lawn ornaments.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.