This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

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

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.

The fungus-shaped vintage gas station has served multiple purposes over its lifetime, and now serves ice cream.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.