A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.

The bears may be gone, but their old cages can still be found.

One of the now-less-hidden floral gems of the "Emerald Necklace."

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

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

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

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

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

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

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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