Concrete spud looks like the North American Sebago.

A massive stairway that almost wasn't leads to one of Australia's most scenic vistas.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Three-story concrete ram with a permanent gift shop.

A giant Australian fruit and tropical farm.

Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

One of Australia's famed "Big Things," this giant fruit was once stolen as part of a publicity stunt.

Home of the world's largest crocodile.

A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.