Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Constructed in the 1920s, this former pencil factory is now an office building.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.