Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The magic's in the hole!

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.