A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Colorful, cheeky signs spill out of legendary New Orleans folk artist Dr. Bob's Bywater studio warning you to "Be Nice—Or Leave."

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

The South's nickname was supposedly born at a former bank in New Orleans' French Quarter.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.