Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

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

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

Curiously, this large sporting goods store features 14 wax representations of American presidents.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

The highest point in Nevada had to be decided by court order after California tried to claim it as their own.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The last of its kind in the country.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.