A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels scores of people have died on its slopes.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.

Stop by to view a fleet of handmade kayaks, all modeled on traditional Arctic hunting vessels.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The magic's in the hole!

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

A huge musical sculpture and other art installations on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

This scenic waterfront swimming pool is the longest salt water pool in North America.

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

An eerie, existential museum dedicated to the author of "The Metamorphosis."

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.

A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.