A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

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

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.

This massive neon wheel is the only one of its kind to be built over a bridge.

A clay house decorated with ceramic chips in Tianjin.

Home to over 200,000 artifacts, this museum attempts to guide visitors through the ancient history of Beijing and Imperial China.

Ming Dynasty necropolis raided during the Cultural Revolution.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

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

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

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

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?