In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

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

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

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

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

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

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

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

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

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.