Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This ancient theater was once the home of fierce gladiatorial battles.