On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

This Puget Sound military post has a long, turbulent history as a gateway to the Pacific.

The Old Courthouse takes visitors on a captivating trip through St. Louis' timeline.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

Man-made geyser that rises to the exact height of the Gateway Arch.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

The only airport with a people mover system designed by Walt Disney Imagineering.

This small park features a monumental fountain wall, providing a great photo opportunity in the middle of Houston.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.