Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

It took a lifetime to collect these mechanical musical wonders.

Built by a king and rebuilt by an emperor, this aqueduct transported water for 1,200 years to this ancient Mediterranean hub.

Neighborhood in Jerusalem is home to the ultra-orthodox haredim.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years old and harbors many surprises.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

Descend 2,030 years into the past in an ancient tunnel built to support Jerusalem's most famous wall.

The home of the Dead Sea Scrolls is an abstract modernist dream.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

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

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