This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

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

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

The late, disgraced President's embalmed remains displayed for all to see… theoretically.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.

Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

Bohol's mysterious brown hills.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

A Hawaiian stairway to heaven—that you can't climb.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.