A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

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

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.