Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

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

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

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