Go deep on these fascinating fish, and get a bonus lesson on the importance of marine conservation.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

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

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

The "plyscraper" is the world's tallest building made predominantly out of wood.

The largest outdoor art gallery in the Northwest United States.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

An underground tropical garden sits inside a Paris Métro Station.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

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

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.