A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

The Gaslamp District's oldest bar sports a urinal marked with a golden plaque that was allegedly used by Mick Jagger.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Known locally as "the giant head," this 14-foot LED sculpture has a photo booth in the neck where you can have a 3D picture taken and displayed.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

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

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.