A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

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.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

This quiet neighborhood is also home to a 700-ton rock transported by the last Ice Age.

This small glass cube is a peaceful out-of-the-way sanctuary at the busy airport.

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

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.