Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Metro station with a claim to rock n' roll fame.

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.