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

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

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

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

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.