Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

This site is home to ancient petroglyphs and pictographs dating back to 6,000 B.C.

This Moab institution functions as both a rock store and a small natural history museum.

Oddly shaped rock formation, misassociated with a nearby utopian community.

Few things look more out of place than the electric blue ponds in the reddish-brown desert of Utah.

One of the world’s largest collections of petroglyphs records 2,000 years of human activity.

This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This sculpture was made out of recycled guns that were turned in to the city.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.