A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This colorful artistic feature atop a Danish art gallery allows visitors to stroll through a rainbow.

Take a schvitz just like an infamous Soviet dictator while his unblinking eye looks on.

An often overlooked ancient site in downtown Athens with substantial history (and nature).

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

This remarkable cave was discovered after a shepherd watched bees enter and exit through a small fissure.

This quaint farm in the Peloponnese countryside hides an astonishing cache of antique curiosities.

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

An ancient city hidden in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the earth's surface.

A magical world of elves and fairies tucked amongst the trees in Colombia.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

This museum’s collection includes rescued birds, fine art, and a collection of shrunken heads.

One of the most historic cemeteries in Quito is an eclectic mix of architectural styles and famous tombs.