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.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

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

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

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

A surreal statue honoring Prague's favorite literary son.

A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.

A series of abstract, silly sculptures represent the works of a great modern classical composer.

A surrealist timepiece by the artist of melting clocks.