Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The footprint of a frustrated devil in Munich's Cathedral.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

Although he donated over 3,000 acres to Los Angles, Griffith's life was marred by controversy.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

A modern day curiosity cabinet.