Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

A tribute to the "toughest woman on the Texas frontier," who survived a famous battle and five husbands.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

A spectacular remnant of an Adler and Sullivan masterpiece that was destroyed in 1972.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

A charming remnant of 19th-century fishing towns sits on Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."