This gray utility box is not full of wires; it is a tiny, operational theater hiding on a Downtown Los Angeles sidewalk.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This cave column thousands of feet below the earth’s surface is rightly named for one of the most colorful park rangers in history.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

The boulder is a landmark, public art, and an icon.

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.

Overlooking Puget Sound sits a garden with a Buddhist prayer wheel and an elaborate labyrinth.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

This museum is dedicated to the history and design of purses.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

Art blooms at this unique outdoor gallery along the banks of the Arkansas River.

The finest example of Gothic Queen Anne Architecture in the U.S. was built out of rivalry and spite.

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.

This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A public fountain that spouts "health water" from a nearby spring.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.