Compensation for the destruction of a historic shipyard.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.

This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.

Outdoor art exhibition made of classic Tetris pieces.