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

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

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

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

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

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

This historic covered bridge contains a series of macabre paintings that communicate one thing: everyone dies.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

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

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.