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The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

"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.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Pay your respects to three butterfat queens.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

A visionary oral narration project brought new life to Jonesborough.

This bottle-shaped monument pays tribute to the Appalachian drink that changed the pace of human life.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

Dedicated to humankind's achievements in aviation, this Shintō shrine is notable for its Greek-style architecture and collection of aircrafts.