Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The "Rocky Horror Picture Show" character has a hidden camera that broadcasts people doing the "Time Warp."

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A three-piece musical sculpture installed between the subway tracks at Kendall Station near MIT.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Twelve sweet, nutty, life-sized statues are housed in this second-story shrine to almond paste.

The spot in the Mile-High City that's exactly 5,280 feet above sea level (at least for now).

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

Outstanding taxidermy dioramas showcase the grandeur of the continent's wildlife with spooky realism.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.