California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Relics from an era long gone, sit idle outside this Estonian museum.

This old Estonian mine has been kept like a sprawling time capsule of the local shale industry.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.