A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."

These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.

This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.