A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

This vast kitty-themed collection illustrates the history of human-cat interaction.

The subtle science of a master molecular gastronomist.

The pop art icon's gravesite is broadcast 24 hours a day on his museum's website.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This shrine to McDonalds' most iconic sandwich holds a 14-foot tall burger.

A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.

Within this beautiful Pittsburgh cemetery, a unique headstone bears witness to one man's eternal love for Jaws.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

A giant ball made from pieces of an old Jeep.

A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.