One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.

A quirky and charming restaurant founded by artists.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

The sign at the garden gate reads: "These Plants Can Kill."

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

A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

Duluth mineral magnates built this charming art deco lodge to be their private clubhouse.

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

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

This century-old ruined temple was reborn as "The Church of Skate."

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

Sleep snuggled in a sphere suspended atop the forest canopy of Vancouver Island.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

This plaque is dedicated to one-half of the Magliozzi brothers and their hit radio show, 'Car Talk.'

This is the house that spite built.