This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

The magic's in the hole!

The largest Neolithic ruins in the world hide a notably clean prehistoric metropolis.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

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

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.