High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

What remains of the summer palace of King Kamehameha III.

An authentic replica of an Asian temple and garden hidden amongst the natural beauty of Hawai'i.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

World's largest Christmas store.

Largest tulip festival in America, includes fireworks, a parade, and a carnival.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

These sprawling mines once served as a source of plaster and today serve as a storage facility.

An angular maze of concrete in Grand Rapids acts both as public art and as a staircase for fish traveling upstream.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.