These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

A favorite with sightseers, this Norwegian funicular provides easy access to a stunning view of Bergen and its environs.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.

The de facto symbol of Copenhagen is this bronze fairytale which cannot seem to keep its head for very long.

Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.