This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

This "life-size" depiction of Mickey Mouse as a half-lobster is both whimsical and a bit creepy, standing guard over the Boston waterfront.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

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

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.