An 11th-century fortress home to one of the most influential royal houses in medieval Europe.

The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.

This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

The tiny statues form China's only known terracotta army from the Han dynasty.

Beijing's World Park offers the excitement of international sites without the travel.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.

Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.