The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

A beautiful memorial tells the story of a formerly enslaved woman whose kindness shaped a burgeoning city.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

The only Native American comic shop in the world.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

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

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

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

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

From a T-rex to a teapot, a cast of artificial fossils illustrates New Mexico's history.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."