An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

"The Reptile Man's" very own roadside zoo features an albino alligator.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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