These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in North America is built of concrete designed to last 1,000 years.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

This iconic science fiction house still looks like something from the future.

Rather than a run-of-the-mill franchise hotel, this lodging has been decked out in dinosaur decor.

An impressive collection of over 50,000 minerals including moon rock from the Apollo 17 mission.

This Chinese-style quartz sundial was saved in its final hour.

This museum offers an actual time machine back through Colorado's past.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.