A little piece of the Shire is hidden behind a plant nursery in Port Orchard, Washington.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

One of the smallest parks in San Francisco honors the legacy of the "Mother of Civil Rights in California."

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

A collection of old shoes in the middle of nowhere.

A statue of one of Mexico's founding fathers, located... not in Mexico

A giant fiberglass Muffler Man found new life as a rodeo guardian.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.

The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.

A well-preserved sheepherding camp now lies in the heart of the Granite Chief Wilderness, in the high Sierra Nevada.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

A giant statue perched on dumpsters watches over the freeway.

The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

This trench, some 2,300 feet long, is only the most prominent relic of a largely forgotten episode of placer mining on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada.

A relic of the region's once booming timber industry.

One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.

The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.