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

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

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

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

An urban laboratory.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The magic's in the hole!