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.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

The final resting place of American icon Buffalo Bill, and a museum that aids in telling his tale.

This underfoot portrait is the work of a disgruntled painter inspired by a tragic poem.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

It's easy to forget what century it is as you wander this rustic homestead.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

Wall to wall taxidermy at Denver's oldest and most exotic steakhouse.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

Palace where the nearly un-killable Rasputin was murdered.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

The yawning remains of a complex naval fortress still haunt this Australian shore.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.