An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

More than 300,000 historical artifacts from the famous music venue, from Duke Ellington's handwritten score to The Beatles' booking slip.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

The abandoned site of the Beatles spiritual awakening and subsequent revolt.

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

Mostly underground in the old days Back in the USSR, today the Beatles beckon to tourists from a wall sculpture out in the open in central Russia.

Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

This small Arkansas town once had a close encounter with the Beatles, and are determined never to let anyone forget that. Ever.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

Bermuda triangle lighthouse, site of mysterious disappearances, left to crumble into the Atlantic.

This divisive system of turtle tunnels was built to save animals stranded after a highway split a lake in half.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.