Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Antiques by the Bay.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

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

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.