Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

Water flowed out of the town's unusual tree stump fountain in the 1930s, and the well still runs today.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Hidden inside this Arizona fast food franchise is an in-depth exhibit on the famed WWII counterintelligence program.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.