Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

A frozen relic of Seattle's hydroelectric boom is now a teaching facility for future engineers.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Browse through roughly 130,000 titles in the world's largest independent video rental store.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

The last Americana on Route 66.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

Statue of death tucked in the University of Medicine courtyard.

A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.

An ode to one of the first concerts broadcast via satellite.