A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

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.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.

Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.

On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.

You can still ride this 100-year-old work of art in Brooklyn's largest public park.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.

This colossal ancient sculpture of the monstrous Aztec rain god has a literally stormy history.

Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.