A herd of colorfully painted bovine statues can be found in the middle of "cowtown."

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

Bird dung painted this huge boulder which in turn inspired the name of a city.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

42nd story Pyramid shaped penthouse tops Seattle's oldest skyscraper.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

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

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital. 

Its columns were all carved from the same white oak tree.

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.