A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.

This New Orleans statue of a portly figure in a goofy hat pays homage to a classic of satirical literature.

The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

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

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

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

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

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

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.