This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.

A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.

A bronze ballot box stands at the spot where Susan B. Anthony voted illegally.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A collection of 16,000 antlers crammed beautifully into a small shed.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.