The restored estate of a wealthy rancher was once at the heart of an unprecedented legal victory.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

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

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

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A living museum documenting the history and produce of California's citrus industry

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.