The first public building in Savannah to offer air conditioning was a luxurious cinema that still operates today.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

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

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.