This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

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