Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

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

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

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

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

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.

The magic's in the hole!

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

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

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.