Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

The oldest university museum west of the Mississippi retains its 19th century feel.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Considered by many to be one of the most dangerous highways in Alaska.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

A concrete block embedded with thousands of pulled teeth was created by a local dentist to memorialize his dog.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

Quirky water tower advertises the long-gone Brooks Tomato Products Co.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.

This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

University City's quirkiest resident lives in a park named after its first.

This recently restored timepiece has stood all around Kansas City.