Despite sitting firmly in the global cradle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this Hare Krishna temple is host to one of the largest color festivals outside India.

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.

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

A striking sculpture built to honor the women of the Lakota and Dakota Nations.

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.