This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

A $100,000 tumbleweed decorates an Arizona park and ride that got its priorities a bit tangled.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.

A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

A colorful, century-old cemetery of the Yaqui Indian Tribe hidden amid the suburban sprawl of Tempe, Arizona.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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

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

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

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

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.