Los Angeles, California
Marciano Art Foundation
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
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Los Angeles, California
A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.
Los Angeles, California
Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Tustin, California
This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Palm Springs, California
The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.
Pasadena, California
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Pasadena, California
Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.
Pasadena, California
One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.
Pasadena, California
The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.
Los Angeles, California
This ship-shape Streamline Moderne building was once the headquarters of a nautically inclined radio preacher.
Los Angeles, California
A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.
Los Angeles, California
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Geneva, Switzerland
One of the longest wooden benches in the world snakes around Geneva's Treille Promenade.
Basel, Switzerland
This 42-foot tribute to the workforce still reminds us to pause and recharge.
Basel, Switzerland
This ferry carries passengers across the Rhine propelled by no engine or paddles but by the river's current.
Basel, Switzerland
A futuristic rocket marks the spot where three borders meet.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bern, Switzerland
One of the few places in the world that let's you legally relieve yourself on a UNESCO world heritage site.
Bern, Switzerland
This bunny-eared Moses represents an attempted compromise between two biblical interpretations.
Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.