A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

A giant gun barrel in Barbados that once hoped to shoot outer space with science.

The half-mile long structure is so impressive, it even shows up on satellite images.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."