An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

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

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

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

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

The last of its kind in the country.