Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?

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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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

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

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This monumental Jesus is often referred to as "Our Milk Carton With Arms."

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

This Arizona observatory is famous for investigations into Martian life, and as the place humans first spotted Pluto.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.