On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Qatar's oldest market can trace its origins back more than a century.

A recreation of the bar from the classic 1942 movie “Casablanca.”

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

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

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.