This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

Lone survivor from Custer's Last Stand forever preserved.

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

Giant granite rocks standing end-to-end like a train of circus elephants.