In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

This award-winning men's bathroom was just too beautiful to not allow women to see.

This quirky local sculpture is quite literally a fish out of water.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

The famed amusement district marks the beginning of summer with a wild procession of nautical creatures.

A historic 1890s architectural masterpiece with an iconic clock tower that, once open to the public, now faces an uncertain future.

During the 19th century, you could pay for violence off a prix fixe menu on this Manhattan street.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

A funhouse dummy that turned out to be a real life mummy, Elmer McCurdy is an urban legend come true.

One of the largest Masonic temples in the world, created at the height of the oil boom in ostentatious style.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.