A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Home to a timed geyser created by complete accident.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.

This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

A tribute to long time Venice Beach resident, artist and actor Dennis Hopper.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Delve into a wealth of oddities, antiques, and taxidermy treasures.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A black and white painted wall creates an optical illusion in the California desert.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.