The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

These two K-9 memorials commemorate the sister cities of Edinburgh and San Diego.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

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

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

At this local mall, visitors are ushered through a 1940s jail exhibit.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.