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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

This impressive scene portrays the elusive forest giraffe of Central Africa.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

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

This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

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

This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.

The magic's in the hole!

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The decorations were inspired by an unlikely missing treasure.