Santa Cruz, California
Court of Mysteries
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
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Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Chicago, Illinois
A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.
Chicago, Illinois
Small and slightly hidden, the American Writers Museum is preserving the legacy of America's finest authors.
Chicago, Illinois
These pretty kitties killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Seattle, Washington
This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.
Seattle, Washington
This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Key West, Florida
The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
Los Angeles, California
Because there's no place like home.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Aptos, California
At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.
Chicago, Illinois
Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.
Santa Barbara, California
This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.
Santa Barbara, California
The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.
Santa Barbara, California
One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.
Santa Barbara, California
Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Santa Cruz, California
Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.