The Hollywood home of Kermit the Frog and Yoda used to be Charlie Chaplin's film studio.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Ride a steep cable car alongside a tall waterfall that feeds a near century-old power plant.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.

This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

A unique seaside cave where Aleister Crowley faked his own death.

One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."

In Portugal, a secluded stretch of untouched natural beauty hides at the bottom of a steep hill.

A tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

Bridges, terraces, and replicas of historic structures all built of rock and petrified wood by one man.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.