This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Sections of the iconic limestone columns have been left uncleaned as a reminder of the city's polluted past.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

The god of wine stares out at passersby on this busy Pittsburgh thoroughfare.

This picturesque stream was up until recently the site of a ten story mountain of slag and sewage.