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

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

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

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

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

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

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

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

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

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

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

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

This cave was once thought to be a hiding place for the devil.

At the supposed instruction of Ben Franklin and Socrates, a Spiritualist believer intended to birth a mechanical messiah here.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.

Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."