One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

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

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

A serene temple with stunning stained glass hides in downtown Dallas.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.