One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This Parisian fountain is a little bit fantasy and a little bit nightclub.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

The U.S. Navy’s preposterously detailed mini battleship took 77,000 hours to complete.

This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."