The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

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

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

The stone-covered graves lie within the ruins of an Old West ghost town.

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.