San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.

An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

Inside this store, a mysterious statue draws visitors from the world over.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.

An iconic 1960s theater with a Buckminster Fuller-style geodesic dome.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.