Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

This giant pocket watch is the third iteration of a local landmark that has been standing just off the Santa Fe Plaza for over 100 years.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Surprisingly delicious Asian-style hot dogs.

This is an amazing but little known tile mosaic mural that used to grace the lobby of an office building in 1958, but now can only be seen from the second floor of a Shoppers Drug Mart.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

This Art Deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.

Italian horror legend Dario Argento’s own shop hides a sinister museum-dungeon in the basement.

A sculpture of a flying hawk made from colorful car doors.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

This opulent Pueblo Deco movie palace melds Art Deco and Native American motifs.

As the oldest structure in Harris County, this 200-year-old frontier cabin stands in the literal shadow of downtown Houston’s massive skyscrapers.

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

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.