In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Once home to over 8,000 exiled Hawaiians suffering from Hansen's Disease.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A tunnel of hardened lava along Maui’s famous Road to Hana.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

A series of waterfalls and pools that flow through the 'Ohe'o Gulch and into the ocean.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

The stoutest tree in the world.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.