This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.

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

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A beautiful waterfall and beach where precious stones are plentiful.

One of Canada's tiniest museums tackles the world's largest turtle.

A rustic house where intellectuals and investors tried to put an end to Cold War nuclear armament.

The first "applecore" style lighthouse in Nova Scotia.

A small Canadian town founded as a refuge for Loyalists following American Independence.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

The terrified face of Henry Wells is etched on this garret window.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.