Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

The tunnel's elegant proportions keep you snug with no claustrophobia freak-out.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.