One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

For just a few bucks, this Iowa funicular will let you feel like an 1800s fat cat.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

A number of gruesome unsolved murders have turned this simple home into a morbid tourist trap.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.