Ojai, California
Piedra Blanca
Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.
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Ojai, California
Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Francisco, California
This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Leavenworth, Washington
One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Tukwila, Washington
An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.
Seattle, Washington
This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Monte Albán, Mexico
These sacred Mesoamerican ruins feature peculiar petroglyphs hidden in the stones.
Mexico City, Mexico
A small building that loosely resembles a tooth is appropriately used as a dentist office.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Los Angeles, California
A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Los Angeles, California
The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Los Angeles, California
An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.