Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

This colorful, ornately-decorated cemetery sits next to a quiet cove known as "the beach of the dead."

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

This metal church may or may not have been designed by Alexandre-Gustave Eiffel.

The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

Webcam that broadcast the hatching of Bald Eagles to millions of viewers.

This mundane shopping plaza is named after a gruesome piece of flotsam.

Every four years, millions of salmon fill a river so densely that its waters appear deep crimson.

This small, yet notable, cable-stayed bridge was built to support tourism to a series of internet-famous pink lakes.

A hand-painted advertisement for chocolate adorns the walls of this historic building.

Its sunny hues are believed to have inspired the town's color palette.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

This former textile district now is now a thriving center for contemporary Chinese art.