The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.