A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

Legend says that these tall basalt pillars are the petrified wives of a trickster god.

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

"Enter and be entertained or annoyed by Dada in Walla Walla."

An outsider art duo's yard has been turned into a whimsical public gallery.

The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

Instead of fruit, the branches of this tree are brimming with hopes and dreams.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.