An abandoned lighthouse off the beaten path, one of the few surviving pre-World War II Japanese structures, offers a beautiful view.

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.