A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

Step back in time on this preserved 1800s farm.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

Meet your friends, marry your true love, or tell your enemies to kiss your butt under this historic Pittsburgh timepiece.

The largest clock face in the United States is twice the size of Big Ben and infinitely more ad-sponsored.

Despite being stolen multiple times, this civic electrician's street corner Snoopy won't be stopped.

This granite monument at the site of an ill-conceived tourist attraction is built from the same stone as the Mormon Temple.

A towering tribute to decisiveness stands on the spot where Brigham Young and his followers decided that this must be the place.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

An office built to look like a giant basket.

This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.