These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This swanky speakeasy is Denver’s oldest bar—and hasn’t changed a bit since 1933.

A small store filled with animal skulls and other curiosities.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

This modern antique shop is a museum for 1980's Saturday morning cartoon culture.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

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

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.

A well-preserved sheepherding camp now lies in the heart of the Granite Chief Wilderness, in the high Sierra Nevada.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

This trailside hut was built in the late 1930s as a memorial to a young hiker.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.