A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Mind-blowing carvings and fantasy ice scenes grace the largest year-round ice environment in the world.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.

The world's largest squirrel statue clutches a pecan bigger than your head.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

These dramatic cola-colored falls have appeared in a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and a song by Sufjan Stevens.

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

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

This shallow cave got its name from copious amount of human bones found inside.