This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A mysterious taxidermy man-beast of the seven seas.