A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

World's largest collection of Coke-related items not held by the Coca-Cola company.

This collection of shrines features large statues of Jesus and Mary, plus views of Sioux City.

Around 100 sculptures from artists all over the world decorate the hiking trails surrounding this locale.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A steeple in the shape of a golden hand pointing straight up commemorates Zebulun Butler, the first full-time pastor of this Mississippi church.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.