A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.