Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Great place to have a drink and a bite to eat in an atmosphere laden with New York's Bohemian past.

An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

The most confusing clock in New York.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.