The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

These boots are made for selfies.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.