An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

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

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

Follow the steps, and this roadside artwork will teach you how to dance.

Once decrepit and slated for demolition, now one of the longest pedestrian bridges in the world.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.