This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Turning night into day in Victorian-era Austin to thwart a serial killer.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Some islands... they come, they go, especially on Lake Travis.

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

The magic's in the hole!

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

A young botanist's horticultural vision realized through a lifetime of planting, tending, and collecting seeds.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Allowing humans and fish alike to migrate from freshwater to saltwater and back again.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Native American burial mounds? Giant gopher dens? No one knows what created the Mima Mounds.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.