The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

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

On Waikīkī Beach, a monument to four extraordinary individuals of dual male and female spirits who brought the healing arts from Tahiti to Hawai'i.

Hidden behind a YMCA stands the remains of a ceremonial site that dates back hundreds of years, whose ground is still considered sacred to many Hawaiians.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

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

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.