This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This unusual lava tube spouts seawater during high surf.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

This historic roadhouse has many tales to tell of San Francisco's early history.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

This rare example of Vancouver's Victorian past was the home of one of the city's first bookbinders.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.