Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.

The humble horn finally finds a place in the sun.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

A roadside music shop featuring a confounding series of folk art installations.

A bronze sculpture honors the 12 black students who attended the first integrated public high school in the segregated South.

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.

One of the Cemestos prefab homes built to secretly house thousands of Manhattan Project workers.

The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

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

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.