One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.

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

A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

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

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.