A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

A towering, steel behemoth that has graced the skyline of Lakeland, Florida since the early 1980s.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.

On top of a sheet metal business in Juneau stand nearly a dozen charming Wizard of Oz statues.

A whale of a public art display towers atop Juneau's cruise ship dock.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

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

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

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

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

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

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

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

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.