An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.

The last of its kind in the country.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

This inexpensive lodging house was once a prison notorious for its inhumane practices.

This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.