A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

The "Little Ones," show Portugal in full miniature splendor.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

Colorful curls of hand-blown glass form a captivating tower in San Antonio's Central Library.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.