A world of craftwork elegantly curated in a historic brick warehouse.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

What is the Thing?

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

A moss-covered statue of a Japanese Buddhist deity stands at a quiet temple in downtown Osaka.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.