In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This sculpture by artist Fritz Keonig survived the 9/11 attacks and now stands as a monument to the victims.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.

The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A musical instrument played by the sea.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

Statue of Lenin, from Cold War era Czechoslovakia, now in a neighborhood of Seattle.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.