This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

A unique marker erected during the 18th century.

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

A pharmacy built in the shape of a mortar and pestle, now resembles a fancy cocktail.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

The only mine for rare earth elements in the United States has been intermittently active since the 1950s.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.