A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

Images of neighbors past and present guard the streets of this charming alpine village.

Maybe the most iconic character in the Easter (Holy Week) processions in Zamora.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

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

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

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

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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

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