One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

A 60-room castle constructed by a horse-racing heir.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.