Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

One of the longest footbridges in Europe.

A normal, unassuming pedestrian overpass has been the demise of many, many trucks.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

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

Concrete crosses scattered across the Arizona scrubland which were used to align spy satellites.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.