These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.

The colonial city's social history is reflected in its fanciful door knockers.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

Home of the "true" equator.

An elaborate shrine dedicated to the four corners of the world unfortunately misses its mark.

Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.