A sprawling collection of over 106,000 toys from around the world.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A stockpile of childhood lunch pails turned collectibles.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

At 135 years old and counting, this historic print shop is heaven for poster nerds and music buffs.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.