A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

The highest point in North Carolina and the United States east of the Mississippi River, Mount Mitchell is named after argumentative explorer Elisha Mitchell.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?