A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

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

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

Once a purveyor of Santeria supplies, religious products , and household sundries, now closed.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.