A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Once used by British troops to gather water prior to the Battle of Bladensburg.

One of only two sites in the United States containing the remains of Buddha.

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

This one-room doctor's office has been moved twice, and now lives on as a museum.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.