San Luis Obispo, California
Madonna Inn
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
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San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Walk down an otherwise nondescript alley near Washington Square West in South Philly and find yourself in a vivid, immersive mosaic wonderland.
Sacramento, California
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
San Luis Obispo, California
An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The fictional star of "Breaking Bad" is memorialized with a real-life gravestone in his hometown.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.
Burney, California
The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
Sacramento, California
A replica of the first public theater built in California.
Sacramento, California
Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.
Sacramento, California
Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.
West Sacramento, California
I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
Sacramento, California
This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.
Sacramento, California
Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.
Sacramento, California
The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.
West Sacramento, California
A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.
Sacramento, California
The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.
Sacramento, California
The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.
San Diego, California
Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.