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

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

This historic rec center in the heart of Israel is a bastion of peace and togetherness.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

Skyscraper powered by wind turbines attached between its towers.

This centuries-old tree tells an unusual tale of vegetation and fertility in the desert.

A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.