A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.