This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Race through the maze, get your name on the sign.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.