Originally used to sell brandy, the bull-shaped billboard became an iconic symbol of Spain.

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

This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.

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

A museum dedicated to traditional Armenian clothing and their designer.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

One man’s collection of photography books has transformed into a charming exhibition space.

The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

Half of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author's ashes were buried in Armenia.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Men and special assistants stand by the road to sell the day's catch in this lakeside village.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Thousands of narrow alleyways in an ancient medieval city make up what's believed to be the world's largest car-free urban zone.

The other side is actually green.