These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

Pyramid home to an obscure religious group that practices modern mummification.

A hidden garden of stones engraved with scriptures, a Joseph Smith Sphinx, all carved by one man.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

God's Saharan sandbox of wrath.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.

A tribute to one granddaughter's old apartment which now represents the whims of each visitor.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

These ancient sacred grounds granted amnesty to those who managed to reach them.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This replica of an 8th century burial ship actually sailed to Norway before returning home to Minnesota.

Admire the art and then buy a raccoon skull cleaned by flesh-eating beetles.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.