Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

This house turned museum chronicles the life and work of Richard Neutra.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Residing along a busy thoroughfare, this sculpture urges passersby to consider the future.

The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.

The world's largest solar furnace uses 10,000 mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays to generate power.

The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

France's most famous cemetery, with some of its most curious tombs.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.