Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

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

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

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

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

This homeless brass fox tugs at your heartstrings from the foot of a Stockholm bridge.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

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

One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.

A former suicide bridge is now accumulating symbols of love instead of a body count.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A collection of noses tucked inside an art museum reveals how times have changed.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.