10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The magic's in the hole!

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

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

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

The secret room where early Bolsheviks cranked out propaganda fliers on a smuggled printing press.

Tower with a double-helix spiral, adorned with letters of the Georgian alphabet.

A literally moving statue of stacked metal giants just continually trying (and failing) to find love.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

Despite being tiny and rural this Georgian airport looks like a sci-fi boondoggle.

Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.

The first skyscraper to include a Ferris wheel built into the facade.

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

This magnificent museum claims to house the cranium of a disciple and the skull of a pope.

A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.

Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.