The world's oldest hologram gallery and the labyrinthine laser laboratory of a holography pioneer.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

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 tiny art gallery in Sunnyside helps keep Portland weird.

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The World's First 24 Hour Coin-Operated Art Gallery!! Plastic, Styrofoam, and Elvis--If you can't get rid of it, you might as well worship it!!

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

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

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.