This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

Canada's subterranean Cold War museum has doubled as a movie set.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

At Monet's beloved home you can still see the Japanese bridge, waterlilies, and weeping willows that were the subjects of some of his most iconic paintings.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Oldest building in California still in use.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.