A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A roadside spring pooling in an old bathtub where anyone can stop and sip.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The debris forms a solemn memorial to those who died in a 1963 accident.

A museum dedicated to antique toys, collectibles, and nostalgia.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Standing at 21-feet tall, this space cowboy adds to the legacy of Route 66's muffler men.

The end of times arrives, at least for the fish in the O.C. Fisher Reservoir.

Bison, America's national mammal, are staging a slow comeback in Ohio's prairie parkland.

The highest point on the island known for buildings that touch the sky.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.

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

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.

The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.

A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.