Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The center preserves and houses artifacts ranging from the colonial era to modern times from across Appalachia.

A beautiful hidden gem in central West Virginia.

The final resting place of two members of the infamous Doan gang, notorious outlaws and Revolutionary War Loyalists.

Eccentric concrete mansion and museum designed and built by hand from the inside out.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

These giant metal horses graze on a hilltop near the Montana highway.

This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.

A vinyl-lover's Shangri-La.

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

This tiny home built on revenge appears to be scarcely wider than a Volkswagen.