This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

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

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.