Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.

Back in the day everyone who was anyone played this historic western theater.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

Oldest building in California still in use.

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

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

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