It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

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

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.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.

A propulsion engine testbed that paved the way for the Space Shuttle launch sits without recognition at this rocket center.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

An old bank vault in Atlanta is now the eternal shrine to the King of Rock and Roll.