Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

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

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Make it an offering.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.