This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawai'i.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

The southernmost point in the United States is a beautiful place to look at but a deadly place to wade in.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.