A museum, walk-through diorama, and library nestled under one castle-like roof.

A lifetime's accumulation of bric-a-brac and kitsch.

Two hula hoops appeared on the tree after a storm, and the collection kept growing.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

This century-old painting of a portly 10-foot-tall man spent years hidden behind plaster.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.