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This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

Cuba's historical trains remind natives of their country's sugary sweet past.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

A bronze sculpture of Lenin’s likeness outside Havana surrounded by 12 human figures in solidarity with the Bolshevik Revolution.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

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

A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.