The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

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

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.