Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

A collection of colorful dinosaurs hidden in an actual rainforest.

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

The last SR-71 ever constructed.

The literary king of the Jazz Age was born in this lovely Minnesota home which still honors his legacy.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.