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

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The site of Billy the Kid’s most famous escape and the end to the Lincoln County War.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

The petroleum industry brings you the joys of hydrocarbons and largest collection of antique oil rigs in the world.

A Texas cave network is home to some of the world's most spectacular-looking and bizarrely named mineral formations.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A store full of vintage and indie toys designed to bring out the kid in even the crustiest of adults.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.