A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The largest drain hole in the world.

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

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

Russian history in San Francisco.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.