Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A hotel masquerading as a medieval castle overlooks a Mexican city.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

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

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.