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

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

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

This businessman wanted to make a name for himself (and no one else).

A well-known Japanese musician’s all-night concert on this island is immortalized by an unusual work of art.

This train station meeting spot is an actual, millennia-old tree from the island of Yakushima.

This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.

Once a heap of dirt with a shrubbery on it, this unassuming mound in a parking lot turned out to be an ancient tumulus.

Nature is leading a successful mutiny on this century-old freighter.

A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.

This grim museum collects artifacts and evidence of some of the most sensational antipodean crimes.

A huge stone pyramid built for fun.

Giant fruit signaling the entrance to a tropical paradise.

The most easterly point on mainland Australia offers dramatic ocean views.

Just off the road outside Baguio, a gigantic lion's head carved into a mountain greets those driving by.

Visit a Chinese Taoist temple within the Indigenous lands of the northern Philippines.

This eerie abandoned building with a dark history is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Philippines.

A place where you can symbolically rid yourself of negative thoughts and attitudes.

This former hostel is now an art gallery and a memorial for 15 backpackers who lost their lives to a tragic act of arson.

A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.

After much poking and prodding, this island is decidedly not a magnetic anomaly, but it sure is pretty.

Built over an abandoned train yard, this hidden gem is full of winding paths and offers gorgeous views of Sydney Harbour.