9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

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

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.