A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.