A 16th-century monastery boasts a lush array of plants native to Mexico’s most biodiverse region.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

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

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.