A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

This humble star-gazing center touts itself as the "Birthplace of American Astronomy."

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

The first park built over a freeway is a brutalist masterwork.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

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

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

A (slightly) grownup take on the classic retro arcade.

Leave a button on the jacket of this iconic Seattle clown.

A nondescript Seattle restaurant inherited a piece of European history.

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

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

The tech giant built three enormous glass orbs in Seattle so employees could work inside a rainforest greenhouse.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

The four tall pillars once marked the entrance of the historic Seattle church that fought for women's suffrage and civil rights.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.