This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.

Artist James Turrell's ode to dawn and dusk on the campus of Rice University.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

There is an unmarked red button hidden over Houston's Buffalo Bayou that is just begging to pushed...

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

This collection of Japanese luck idols beckons visitors with over 2,000 waving paws.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

This old school, eccentric, and independent video rental store refuses to die.

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.

A provocative museum dedicated to the genre and the harsh realities that inspired its origins.