Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.