This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.