What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.

The world's largest egg has been cracked a number of times over the years but has been repeatedly replaced.

These memorials built by an eccentric bachelor on the side of Interstate 5 cause both wonder and traffic accidents.

Outside this souvenir shop is a statue of Bigfoot composed of volcanic ash, and plenty more to see inside.

This bridge provides safe passage for squirrels.

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

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

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.