When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Have a ball telling the time at this giant kinetic-energy clock.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.

This historical swimming pool near Miami is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.

America's only city hall with minarets took architectural cues from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

A 20-meter (65-foot) robot towers over Tokyo Bay.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

This little replica of Lady Liberty provides a bit of NYC in a Japanese city.

This free series of exhibitions honors the fascinating history of the region.

Rumored to be a giant robot in disguise, this colossal chef has been the beloved symbol of Tokyo’s kitchenware district for decades.

The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.

Permanent exhibit reminds visitors of the Exxon Valdez.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

This Japanese national treasure was originally built in 593.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.