A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The thousands of shades on display — some toxic, others impossibly rare — are a library of more than just color.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Would you like a sleeper hold with that?

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

This elaborate estate contains a stunning marble aviary, a sunken conservatory, and a magnificent music room with a two-story pipe organ.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

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

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

Hundreds of handmade critters fill this tiny window gallery in the heart of Portland's Alberta Arts District.