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.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This spot in St. Louis, marked with a simple sign, has seen more pro baseball than just about anywhere else in the world.

What was meant to be a temporary exhibit is now a permanent fixture at the St. Louis Zoo filled with beautiful birds.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Four metal statues of massive animal penises stand outside the university's Animal Sciences building.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.

A memorial to the British politician who spearheaded the National Health Service.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.