A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

A massive Montreal stadium that has seen nothing but trouble since its inception.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.