The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

This ancient Irish tower could easily have stood in for Rapunzel's prison.

A restaurant with an extensive Irish whiskey bar also has several first editions of famous works by Irish authors.

Not actually a shop, but one fan's passionate show of support for a rival county's Gaelic football team.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

One man's eclectic collection of treasures found at sea.

A glimpse into the "Logging Capital of the World" at a time when there was far more forest and far less machinery.

Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.

This impressive mansion in Vinegar Hill has some mysterious details in its architecture.

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

This bridge over the River Cuale leads to a neighborhood that was once an escape for Hollywood's elite.

A Lovecraftian altar of nightmarish bronze chairs sits ominously on a boardwalk in Puerto Vallarta.

In Coyoacán, a pair of coyotes crown a public fountain in reference to the ancient Aztec name of the borough.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

The turquoise-studded skull of a long-dead Aztec man sits within Mexico City’s Museum of Anthropology.