A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Eccentric sculptures made from repurposed materials peppers this former farm.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Ecuador’s historic seat of government has been quietly looted in recent decades, and no one knows how or by whom.

Quito's historic, main square dates back to the 16th century.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

Home to an apple tree that can produce 25 different varieties of fruit.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

Eight "Guardians of Health" protect this art deco water tower from pollutants and bacteria.