An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

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

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A monument to the art of slicing people open.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.