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Front of the Ugland House

George Town, Cayman Islands

Ugland House

There is one corporation registered for every three square feet of space in this inconspicuous office building.

The Grand Cayman after Ivan

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town

The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.

Shuffleboard in the Sunshine City.

St. Petersburg, Florida

World's Largest Shuffleboard Club

The story of a Floridian city as told through an obscure sport for retirees.

Parts of the Berlin Wall just outside of the Morean Center for Clay in St. Petersburg, Florida.

St. Petersburg, Florida

Berlin Wall Section in St. Petersburg

History is hiding at the Morean Center for Clay.

108 years and counting.

Livermore, California

Centennial Bulb

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

Las Vegas Strip Benchmarks

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas Strip Benchmarks

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

The Magic Castle

Los Angeles, California

The Magic Castle

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

The soaring facade capitalized on the 1920s-era fascination with everything Egyptian.

Los Angeles, California

Hieroglyph Murals at the Egyptian Theatre

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Touch of Venice Mural

Los Angeles, California

Touch of Venice Mural

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

King George Hotel

Los Angeles, California

King George Hotel

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

Declaration Sculpture.

Los Angeles, California

Declaration Sculpture

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Welcome to Muscle Beach, home of copper toned deltoids and more!

Los Angeles, California

Muscle Beach

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

Triforium in Little Tokyo

Los Angeles, California

Triforium

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

Hale House

Los Angeles, California

Heritage Square Museum

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Lummis Home ("El Alisal")

Los Angeles, California

Lummis Home ("El Alisal")

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens

Los Angeles, California

Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Officially titled “HOME,” Phoebe the Flamingo is a 21-foot-tall work of art by Matthew Mazzotta at Tampa International Airport.

Tampa, Florida

Phoebe the Flamingo

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

The Gasparilla II is a 137-foot, three-masted boat with a flat steel bottom that “invades” Tampa every January.

Tampa, Florida

Jose Gasparilla II

The country’s largest boat parade honors an infamous Spanish pirate—who never actually existed.

Typical "krewe" during the parade.

Tampa, Florida

Gasparilla Pirate Festival

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

The Clearwater Virgin before she was beheaded

Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater Virgin Mary

This glass-stain Mary attracted thousands of pilgrims until her head was shattered by a vandal with a slingshot.

The Star of India on her 150th anniversary sail.

San Diego, California

Star of India at The Maritime Museum of San Diego

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

Elfin Forest Boardwalk.

Baywood-Los Osos, California

El Moro Elfin Forest Natural Area

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

Motel Inn

San Luis Obispo, California

Motel Inn

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

Bell at Mission Santa Inez

San Luis Obispo, California

The Bells of El Camino Real

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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