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

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

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

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

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

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

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.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

A sculpture made of 10 Cadillacs as a monument to the “Golden Age” of the American automobile.

A somber monument commemorates the site of a Native American reservation marked by suffering.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

$10,000 won in a poker game in 1884 allowed James Draughon to build this intriguing home.

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.