Staten Island, New York
New York Chinese Scholar's Garden
This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.
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Staten Island, New York
This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.
Bronx, New York
The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.
New York, New York
Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.
New York, New York
The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.
Brooklyn, New York
This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.
Berkeley, California
A turqoise shack off the side of the road housing "100,000 things you don't need," as their sign out front says; it's filled to the brim with an expansive collection of costume jewelry, activist pins, old postcards, expensive collector's paintings, and so, so much more.
Petaluma, California
A public art installation featuring clawfoot bathtubs on stilts sparks admiration and controversy from locals.
Ojai, California
Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.
Redlands, California
Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.
Sonoma, California
This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.
Inverness, California
An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.
San Diego, California
The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.
Weaverville, California
This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.
Apple Valley, California
Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course
San Rafael, California
Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.
Oakland, California
Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Sunnyvale, California
A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Berkeley, California
A celebration of once forgotten materials.
Healdsburg, California
A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.
Burney, California
The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
Arcata, California
Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.
Rancho Cucamonga, California
A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.
Richmond, California
Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.