The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.