The old ceramics factory on Boa Vista shows the power drifting sand has to destroy buildings.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The former home of a railway legend and the site of a gigantic labyrinth.

This enormous spiral sculpture looks strangely out of place on the edge of a housing development.

One of the town's most famous residents, holding one of his most famous creations.

The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.