One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

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

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

A 14-foot-tall Bigfoot statue stands guard over this café and filming location.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.

A small town market proudly displays numerous taxidermied animals along its walls.

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

The magic's in the hole!

The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.