A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

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

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

A Pythagorean funhouse that tries, successfully, to prove that math is the coolest thing ever.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Continuing the tradition of the dime museum in style.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.