A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

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

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

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

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.