Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Touching this little fossil embedded in the wall of a grand mosque-cathedral may make your wishes come true.

A curious carving hides on a marble column in the Mosque-Cathedral of Córdoba.

Spain's unique Mosque-Cathedral has been a place of worship for both Muslims and Christians throughout its history.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.

These tiered rice paddies were carved into the hillsides 2,000 years ago.

The remains of an abandoned air force hospital located on a redeveloped Air Force base.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

The largest United States military cemetery overseas.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Because there's no place like home.

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

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.