A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

The last Americana on Route 66.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.