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Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

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

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

A blues musician so talented that people said he must have traded his soul to the devil was born in this house.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

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

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

The last Americana on Route 66.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

Michael Jackson got Bad and Crocodile Dundee walked on heads in this iconic Brooklyn subway station.

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.