An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

The oldest operating Mississippi River–style steamboat still navigates the Ohio River.

A curiosity-seeker's paradise set inside a three-story historic school house.

The only building in Louisville (hopefully) that contains two ancient holy skeletons.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.