This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

Beach instrument turned bed and breakfast.

South Dakota's oldest operating brewery is housed inside a historic firehouse.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.