Dozens of whimsical bear statues "hibernate" here during the winter months.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

A model home in the Medical Examiner's Office in which grisly death scenes are staged to train forensic investigators.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A replica that won't float away.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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