Home to items never before seen by the public.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

The museum is housed inside the historic 1863 Carson City Mint.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This huge clock made of flowers and simple machinery was once used a political weapon.

This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.