The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

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

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A small town market proudly displays numerous taxidermied animals along its walls.

This impressively large collection includes crackers shaped like Jimmy Carter, Mickey Mouse, and more.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

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

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.