This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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.

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

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

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

In a city that boasts four separate inclined cable railways, this is one of the busiest funicular lines in the world.

The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

Temples adorned with intricate, erotic sculptures make up one of the "seven wonders" of India.

The world's largest human gathering is held at the confluence of three sacred rivers, one of which is mythical.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

Time has been frozen at this station since the bombing in 1980—or so it was believed.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.