A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This memorial plaque remembers a strangely shallow maritime disaster known as "Chicago's Titanic."

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

Half-sized replica of the Leaning Tower of Pisa built to honor Galileo.