A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.