A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

This picturesque monastery at the base of a cliff is a peaceful oasis open to all visitors.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

New York City's only preserved family home from the 19th century.

The oldest living tree in Manhattan comes shrouded in sinister legend.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

Named the fifth most beautiful building in America in 1885, this former courthouse boasts the best view in the Village.

Love, knishes, and best wishes from this legendary Lower East Side bakery.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.