Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

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

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

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

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

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.