A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Frank Lloyd Wright's most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

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

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The world's longest known cave system.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.