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Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The clothes-washing king doubles as a community center with some unusual features, including an aviary filled with finches.

Watch out for the two-story Godzilla made out of tires.

With over 340,000 artifacts and counting, there is something for everyone, often called the "Smithsonian of the West."

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

The remains of a British railway rusting in the jungle mist of a Brazilian mountainside.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

Mexico's first public cable car soars over the congested streets outside Mexico City.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

A giant telephone commemorates the last "crank" call ever made in the U.S.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.

The "world's smallest volcano" has been used to store meals and dispose of dead bodies.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

A boulder carved into the shape of the cosmonaut's head.