A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A legendary West Hollywood bar where celebrities shoot pool with the locals.

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

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

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

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

These markers are used to document elevation changes around the famed dam.

Enjoy the cutest cafe experience outdoors.

Tatsuo Miyajima shares a philosophical appreciation for life with the latest human technologies.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

A unique shopping and dining park created from old shipping containers and filled with local businesses.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.