The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Antiques by the Bay.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

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

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.