Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

This hands-on math museum believes in turning concepts into constructs.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The massive, incredibly rare instrument is over 11 feet tall with a range so deep it goes lower than humans can hear.

Once a year, at exactly 11:11 a.m., this monument comes to life.

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

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

At the time of its completion, it was the tallest dam in the world.

This UFO landing strip was created by a charitable Wyoming city that was worried about residents of Jupiter.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.