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A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

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

This mural of the late David Bowie features eight colorful panels showcasing Bowie’s various alter egos.

This crumbling warehouse was once the third-largest cannery in the U.S. and the first in the world to can green asparagus.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.