Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

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

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.

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

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

Museum devoted to the artificial language of Esperanto.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

Op-art architecture designed for happiness.

Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.

The topiary maze at the Habsburg hunting lodge.

Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

This Slovak bridge is known both for its connection to a national uprising and its UFO-shaped eatery.

This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.