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

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

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

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

The magic's in the hole!

New York's oldest magic store.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

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

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

A busy cafe better known for board games than food.

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

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.