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.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The first peace pagoda to be constructed in the Western world sits next to a small English lake.

Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.

A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.

This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.