The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

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

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.