This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.

An ornate Art Deco tile mosaic representing Nebraskan life, both modern and prehistoric.

This concert pavilion on the shore of the Great Salt Lake has been destroyed by fire, water, and disinterest but keeps coming back.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.

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

Oldest building in California still in use.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.