This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

An 1870s ranch for pioneers, rodeo stars, and divorcees was abandoned and left for dead, until the city reopened it for exploration.

A precursor to Taro Okamoto’s iconic Tower of the Sun.

Historic psychiatric asylum and most-filmed location in the Great White North.

A cheeky name for an observatory visitor's center.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

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

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

A puppeteer’s paradise offering shows, workshops, and an archive of over 2,000 puppets.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.