Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A miraculous natural phenomenon known as "the spring that breathes."

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Come for the flowers, stay for the bats!

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

Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

As if T-rex wasn't big enough, this Canadian monument is four times larger than the real thing.

Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian badlands.

Few other hotels can rival the grandeur of the Castle in the Rockies.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.