The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

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.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Twisted buildings adorn the banks of the Rhine river.

This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

Colorful murals stationed throughout Charlotte bring poetry to everyone.